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142. Mean Platelet Volume Is Associated with Embolic Events of Infectious Endocarditis

BACKGROUND: Increased mean platelet volume (MPV) is a marker of more active and rapidly aggregating platelets. There is limited evidence that increased MPV is associated with more embolic disease in infectious endocarditis (IE). This study seeks to validate this relationship and assess for effect mo...

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Autor principal: Barnes, Erin W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810269/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.217