Relationship Between Mean Platelet Volume and Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Deep Vein Thrombosis

Icli, Atilla; AKSOY, Fatih; Turker, Yasin; UYSAL, Bayram; Alpay, Mehmet; DOGAN, Abdullah; Nar, Gokay; VAROL, Ercan

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2015.04.170

Relationship Between Mean Platelet Volume and Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Deep Vein Thrombosis

Icli A., AKSOY F. , Turker Y. , UYSAL B. A. , Alpay M. F. , DOGAN A., ...More

HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION, vol.24, no.11, pp.1081-1086, 2015 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 24 Issue: 11
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.04.170
Title of Journal : HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION
Page Numbers: pp.1081-1086
Keywords: Mean platelet volume, Platelet activation, Platelet count, Deep vein thrombosis, Acute pulmonary embolism, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM, RISK-FACTORS, ACTIVATION, SIZE, INDIVIDUALS, ELEVATION, INDEXES, DISEASE, STROKE

Abstract

Background Mean platelet volume (MPV) has been demonstrated to be associated with deep vein thrombosis (DVT). However, its role in the prediction of pulmonary embolism (PE), which is a major complication of DVT, is still unclear. Therefore, we investigated the association of MPV values with acute PE in patients with DVT.