Hyperviscosity syndrome revisited

• Main Authors: Debasree Gangopadhyay (Author), Mahua Roy (Author), Somrita Laha (Author), Debabrata Nandi (Author), Rhitajyoti Sengupta (Author), Amitabha Chattopadhyay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Secondary erythrocytosis occurs in cyanotic heart disease as a physiological response to chronic hypoxia, and this leads to hyperviscosity and various complications of the same. Microvascular stasis due to hyperviscosity results in symptoms including headache, fatigue, paraesthesia, and loss of visi...