Open AccessBlood platelet count and function are related to total and cardiovascular death in apparently healthy men.
Author(s) -
Erik Thaulow,
Jan Erikssen,
L. Sandvik,
Helge Stormorken,
Peter F. Cohn
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.84.2.613
Subject(s) - medicine , platelet , prospective cohort study , blood pressure , incidence (geometry) , cardiology , population , coronary heart disease , disease , physics , environmental health , optics
Experimental animal and clinical studies indicate that blood platelets have an important role in atherosclerosis and formation of thrombi. Prospective studies presenting evidence of an association between blood platelet count and cardiovascular mortality have not been performed.
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