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SUBMITTER: Upreti H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7022317 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Upreti Harshvardhan H Kasmani Jamil J Dane Kathryn K Braunstein Evan M EM Streiff Michael B MB Shanbhag Satish S Moliterno Alison R AR Sperati C John CJ Gottesman Rebecca F RF Brodsky Robert A RA Kickler Thomas S TS Chaturvedi Shruti S
Blood 20190820 13
With timely and effective treatment, most patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) survive the acute TTP episode. In addition to the risk of relapse, TTP survivors have higher all-cause mortality than the general population and increased rates of chronic morbidities, including hypertension, depression, and mild cognitive impairment. We conducted this retrospective-prospective cohort study to determine the incidence and prevalence of stroke after recovery from acute TTP and to test ...[more]