2015•Critical CareOpen access

Mean platelet volume and mean platelet volume/platelet count ratio in risk stratification of pulmonary embolism

Türker Yardan, Murat Meriç, Celal Katı, Yıldıray Çelenk, Atilla G. Atıcı

Abstract

Recently, mean platelet volume (MPV) was reported to predict early death in acute pulmonary embolism (PE). The aim of this study was to investigate the role of MPV and MPV/platelet count ratio (MPV/P) in risk stratification of patients with acute PE.

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Key concepts: Mean platelet volume, Medicine, Pulmonary embolism, Risk stratification, Platelet, Internal medicine, Cardiology