Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

State Institute of Hematology, Arthur de Siqueira Cavalcanti, HEMORIO, Rio de Janeiro, (ORCID 0000-0003-2754-9936), Brazil

Biography

Luiz Amorim Filho is currently working in the State Institute of Hematology, Arthur de Siqueira Cavalcanti, HEMORIO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. the doctors research area of interest includes Hematology and myelofibrosis

Publications

• Research Article   
  Risk Stratification of Patients with Myelofibrosis in the HEMORIO: A Retrospective Study
  Author(s): Ana Maria Mach Queiroz*, Luiz Amorim Filho and Renata Cravo
  
  Background: Myelofibrosis patients may be classified into risk categories that were developed using a prognostic scoring system which includes several factors. The objective of this article is to obtain knowledge about the riskclassification distribution of myelofibrosis in a high complexity unit in the period of 2019. Methods: This is an observational, descriptive and retrospective study with a quantitative approach in which 17 medical records of patients diagnosed with primary myelofibrosis were assessed. Results: The average age at diagnosis was around the sixth and seventh decades of life. An improvement in the risk classification of the studied patients is observed, demonstrating a more effective treatment. In the evaluation of presence of constitutional symptoms the results have shown that four patients had weigh.. View more»
  

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