Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Successful rechallenge with anagrelide in a patient with anagrelide-associated cardiomyopathy

  • Letter to the Editor
  • Published:
Annals of Hematology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Petitt RM, Silverstein MN, Petrone ME (1997) Anagrelide for control of thrombocythemia in polycythemia and other myeloproliferative disorders. Semin Hematol 34:51–54

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Birgegard G, Bjorkholm M, Kutti J, Larfars G, Lofvenberg E, Markevarn B, Meru M, Palmblad J, Mauritzson N, Westin J, Samuelsson J (2004) Adverse effects and benefits of two years of anagrelide treatment for thrombocythemia in chronic myeloproliferative disorders. Haematologica 89:520–527

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. James CW (2000) Anagrelide-induced cardiomyopathy. Pharmacotherapy 20:1224–1227

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Jurgens DJ, Moreno-Aspitia A, Tefferi A (2004) Anagrelide-associated cardiomyopathy in polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia. Haematologica 89:1394–1395

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Spencer CM, Brogden RN (1994) Anagrelide. A review of its pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties, and therapeutic potential in the treatment of thrombocythaemia. Drugs 47:809–822

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Haematology, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

    Raymond S. M. Wong, Lydia W. K. Lam & Gregory Cheng

Authors
  1. Raymond S. M. Wong
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Lydia W. K. Lam
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Gregory Cheng
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Raymond S. M. Wong.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Wong, R.S.M., Lam, L.W.K. & Cheng, G. Successful rechallenge with anagrelide in a patient with anagrelide-associated cardiomyopathy. Ann Hematol 87, 683–684 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-008-0451-6

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-008-0451-6

Keywords

Search

Navigation