Research Article

The Essential Thrombocythemia, Thrombotic Risk Stratification, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Table 1

The traditional system for thrombosis risk in ET, the IPSET-t, and the revised IPSET-t.

Traditional score for thrombotic risk in ET
 Low riskAge <60 yearsANDNo thrombosis
 High riskAge >60 yearsORThrombosis

IPSET-thrombosis score
 ItemsPointsLow riskIntermediate riskHigh risk
 JAK2 V617F2<2 points2 points>2 points
 Thrombosis2
 Age >60 years1
 CVR ≥11

Revised IPSET-thrombosis
 Very low riskAge <60 yearsANDNo thrombosisJAK2 WT
 Low riskAge <60 yearsANDNo thrombosisJAK2 V617F
 Intermediate riskAge >60 yearsANDNo thrombosisJAK2 wildtype
 High riskAge >60 yearsORThrombosisJAK2 WT/V617F

CVR: cardiovascular risk factors; WT: wildtype.