Cardiovascular risk in elderly Egyptians with myelodysplastic syndromes

• Main Authors: Alaa Efat (Author), Sabry Shoeib (Author), Raafat Abdelfattah (Author), Faten Alaa-Eldeen (Author), Shrief Ramadan (Author), Aly ElKholy (Author), Rana Wahb (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a heterogeneous group of clonal stem cell-derived disorders manifested by cytopenias peripherally. MDS initiates an inflammatory process which lead to atherosclerosis. Patients with MDS have 1.5-fold higher risks of cardiovascular risks. Object...