Q: My platelets were slightly elevated on my blood test. What can cause this? A: Platelets are part of how our body forms clots to stop bleeding. They are produced in the bone marrow by cells called ...

Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD Key Takeaways A high platelet count can lead to blood clots and bleeding, which can ...

PURPOSE: To examine the utility of polycythemia rubra vera-1 (PRV-1)–specific reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to discriminate essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia ...

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of bosutinib (SKI-606) in imatinib-resistant (IM-R) or imatinib-intolerant (IM-I) chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CP CML). This is an ASCO Meeting ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 33 years old and recently had an annual physical and routine blood work. I'm active with two children and feel fantastic, but my platelet count came back as 651. My health care ...

Change in platelet counts was a common phenomenon after major joint surgery, and elevated PLTC occurred in about half of the patients who were admitted to the rehabilitation centre. Thrombocytosis was ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 33 years old and recently had an annual physical and routine blood work. I'm active with two children and feel fantastic, but my platelet count came back as 651. My health care ...

Hemorrhagic events post-diagnosis in patients with ET significantly increase mortality risk, more than thrombosis or disease progression. Intracranial hemorrhage is the most lethal bleeding ...