American Journal of Blood Research

List of Papers (Total 250)

Higher post procedural bleeding in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

Background: Advanced chronic kidney disease (ACKD) is common in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Post-PCI bleeding has been shown to increase mortality and remains an important challenge in these patients. Previous studies ...

Pattern and predictors of mortality among inborn and out born neonates on ventilatory support: an unmatched case-control study.

Background: Limited literature was available on the pattern and determinants of mortality among inborn neonates in comparison to the out born ones. The study’s goal was to investigate the patterns and risk factors for mortality among hospitalised, ...

Therapy related AML in a case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

In comparison to the general population, patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are at a higher risk of developing secondary malignancies. Several factors may contribute to pathogenesis, including direct effects of chemotherapy and radiation ...

Treatment of sickle cell disease - options and perspective.

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is one of the most inherited hematologic diseases affecting humans. Clinically, there is a progressive multiorgan failure and increased mortality in severe cases. The highest prevalence is in West Africa, India, the Mediterranean ...

Inherited thrombophilia: undetected comorbidity complicating COVID-19 infection.

The relation between the severity of COVID-19 and coexisting undiagnosed underlying thrombophilic conditions is not yet established. It may be possible that undiagnosed thrombophilia exaggerates an already pro-thrombotic state in COVID-19 patients and ...

Expression of long non-coding RNA UCA1 and its clinical relevance in paediatric acute myeloid leukemia.

The underlying mechanisms and clinical significance of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) urothelial cancer associated 1 (UCA1) is largely unknown in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We aimed to study the expression of lncRNA UCA1, and its biological and clinical ...

Low-grade B cell lymphoma in the perirenal space of the left kidney associated with high titer cold agglutinin disease.

Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a subgroup of autoimmune hemolytic anemia caused by monoclonal cold agglutinins produced by clonally expanded B lymphocytes. In primary CAD, lymphoproliferative bone marrow disorder is noted, while as one of the secondary ...

Therapeutic benefits of prophetic medicine remedies in treating hematological diseases (A review article).

Hematological disorders are common medical ailments constituting an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, which may be managed efficiently using different prophetic medicine remedies as adjuvants to current therapeutics. Prophetic medicine ...

Hematological parameters and their predictive value for assessing disease severity in laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study.

Background: The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) infection has spread globally and caused a substantial amount of mortality and morbidity. Early detection of severe infections will improve care and reduce deaths. The use of hematological parameters in ...

Coagulopathy in the absence of overt DIC in postoperative neurosurgical patients is a strong predictor of poor outcome.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of coagulopathy in postoperative neurosurgical patients and correlate it with the outcome. Materials and method: This longitudinal study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in the Department of Pathology and ...

A randomized controlled trial to explore the safety and efficacy of irradiated buffy-coat granulocytes in pediatric patients with febrile neutropenia.

Background: Transfusion of granulocytes obtained by apheresis is beneficial in febrile neutropenia (FN) but expensive and time-consuming. Buffy-coat-derived granulocytes could be an alternative. We studied the efficacy and safety of the administration ...

Intracranial disease in pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma-case report and review of literature.

Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is an extremely rare presentation with dismal outcomes according to reported literature. An 8-year-old girl presented to us with complaints of on-off fever, right cervical swelling and ...

The efficacy of Allium ampeloprasum L. in reducing neutrophil recovery time in childhood cancer with febrile neutropenia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Introduction: Febrile neutropenia is a serious complication of cancer chemotherapy that can result in delays in treatment. This study evaluates the efficacy of A. ampeloprasum L. at neutrophil recovery time in children with chemotherapy-associated febrile ...

Association between Factor-V Leiden and occurrence of acute myocardial infarction using a large NIS database.

Factor V Leiden is an inheritable pro-thrombotic genetic condition caused by a point mutation at the 506[th] codon, resulting in activated protein C resistance. APC resistance has been shown to contribute to the development of venous thrombosis. However, ...

Predictors of hospital readmissions in adult patients with sickle cell disease.

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited blood disorder, affecting primarily Black and Hispanic individuals. In 2016, 30-day readmissions incurred 95,445 extra days of hospitalization, $152 million in total hospitalization costs, ...

A comprehensive review of the ten main platelet receptors involved in platelet activity and cardiovascular disease.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death worldwide. Although there are many variables that contribute to the development of this disease, it is predominantly the activity of platelets that provides the mechanisms by which this disease prevails. ...

A retrospective analysis of the frequency of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the intensive care unit at a tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an extremely serious and potentially fatal condition that can develop in patients taking heparin-based medications, such as unfractionated heparin (UFH) or low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH). The ...

Clinicopathological and laboratory parameters of plasma cell leukemia among Indian population.

Background: Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a rare and aggressive plasma cell neoplasm distinguished by extensive clonal expansion of plasma cells in the bone marrow (BM) and peripheral blood (PB). PCL is divided into two subtypes: primary (pPCL) originates ...

A comprehensive analysis of cytogenetics, molecular profile, and survival among pediatric acute myeloid leukemia: a prospective study from a tertiary referral center.

Background and aims: The objectives of this study were to investigate the cyto-molecular profile and survival of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Methods: This prospective study was carried out in a tertiary care hospital from October 2018 to December ...

Cytology of Castleman's disease (hyaline-vascular type) masquerading as Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Castleman disease (CD) is a rare benign disorder presents as a lymph nodal mass in mediastinum, cervical, axillary or abdomen. Due to the presence of dysplastic dendritic cell in a background mature lymphocyte and plasma cell, it mimics Hodgkin disease ...

Higher baseline natural killer cell counts are associated with a lower 8-day blast count and lower day 33 minimal residual disease in children with pediatric B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Introduction: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common malignancy in children. Despite advancements in treatment, a significant proportion of children relapse. Recently, immunotherapy has gained momentum and is becoming popular, especially ...

Acute myeloid leukemia: novel mutations and their clinical implications.

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogenous and challenging hematological malignancy with suboptimal outcomes. The implications of advanced technologies in the genetic characterization of AML have enhanced the understanding of individualized patient ...

Prognostic relevance of NPM1, CEBPA, and FLT3 mutations in cytogenetically normal adult AML patients.

Background: Acute myeloid leukemia with normal cytogenetics (CN-AML) is the largest group of AML patients with very heterogenous patient outcomes. The revised World Health Organization classification of the hematolymphoid tumours, 2022, has incorporated ...