Atrial Fibrillation is Associated with Increased Mean Platelet Volume in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
Background Mean platelet volume (MPV) represents the platelet size, and is a surrogate marker of activated platelets. We investigated the relation between atrial fibrillation (AF) and MPV in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Methods Total 357 consecutive patients (mean age, 65.8±13.0 years; 37.8%...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Korean Neurocritical Care Society
2016-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Neurocritical Care |
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Online Access: | http://www.e-jnc.org/upload/pdf/jnc-160086.pdf |