Platelet indices in patients with infective endocarditis and embolic events; confounding factors should be considered
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Increased mean platelet volume in patients with infective endocarditis and embolic events.
BACKGROUND Platelet activation appears to play an important role in thromboembolic complications of infective endocarditis (IE). Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a potentially useful marker of platelet activity and a quick and easy determinant of thrombotic risk. Hence the aim of this study was to investigate the baseline platelet volume indices (MPV and platelet distribution width [PDW]) in IE pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiology Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1898-018X,1897-5593
DOI: 10.5603/cj.2014.0081