The red blood cell count and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the diagnosis of polycythaemia vera.
Vardan NersesjanKristoffer A ZervidesAnders Lindholm SørensenLasse KjaerVibe SkovHans Carl Carl HasselbalchPublished in: European journal of haematology (2019)
The RBC may more precisely reflect the total red cell mass and accordingly the hypercoagulable state of the PV patient, which is integrated in the ESR. A combination of RBC and ESR is proposed as a novel tool to substitute the Hb concentration and the HCT in the diagnosis of PV.