Mean platelet volume predicts embolic complications and prognosis in infective endocarditis

Gunebakmaz, Özgür; Kaya, Mehmet; Kaya, Esma; Ardic, Idris; Yarlioglues, Mikail; Dogdu, Orhan; KALAY, NİHAT; Akpek, Mahmut; Sarli, Bahadır; Ozdogru, Ibrahim

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2010.05.019

Mean platelet volume predicts embolic complications and prognosis in infective endocarditis

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Gunebakmaz O., Kaya M. G., Kaya E. G., Ardic I., Yarlioglues M., Dogdu O., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.14, no.11, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 14 Issue: 11
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.05.019
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This study was designed to examine the change in mean platelet volume (MPV) over the course of infective endocarditis (IE) and also the association between MPV and complications including embolic events in IE.