Microrheological disorders in patients with polycythemia vera suffered acute ischemic stroke

The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that the combination of cerebrovascular disorders and myeloproliferative diseases requires the search for a predictive biomarker to improve outcomes. The aim of this article was to explore the meanings of microrheological disorders in patients with polycythemia vera (PV) who suffered an acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The study was carried out at the Research center of Neurology. We studied microrheological properties in 181 patients (aged 42-75 years). From the AIS developed in 68 (38%) patients with PV; 59 (32%) patients with AIS were without PV; 54 (30%) patients with PV did not suffer AIS. Microrheological disorders, first of all, the red blood cells (RBC) deformability correlated to AIS severity and its features in comorbid patients. The RBC deformability was dependent on the allelic load of the V617F mutation in the JAK2 gene. Additionally, it was found that RBC deformability perform diagnostic value in the acute phase of ischemic stroke as well as get predictive value for thrombotic complications development within 2 years after AIS in such patients. We suppose that in patients with PV an ischemic stroke and thrombosis would directly depend on the success of PV treatment. In turn, RBC deformability is applicable for some predictive models to late thrombosis development.