Platelet aggregation in left ventricular thrombus formation after acute anterior myocardial infarction: Mean platelet volume [4]

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 123-125

  Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan ^a,b   Ozeke, Ozcan ^a   Akin, Yesim ^a   Guray, Umit ^a   Biyikoglu, Senay Funda ^a   Kisacik, Halil L ^a   Korkmaz, Sule ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterior myocardial infarction; Mean platelet volume; Platelet aggregation; Thrombus formation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE VOLUME; THROMBOGENESIS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0038380542     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00520-X     Document Type: Letter

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