Evaluation of the relationship between platelet indices and spontaneous echo contrast in patients with mitral prosthetic heart valves | Zendy

Macit Kalçık | Zendy; Ahmet Güner | Zendy; Emrah Bayam | Zendy; Mahmut Yesın | Zendy; Semih Kalkan | Zendy; Mustafa Ozan Gürsoy | Zendy; Sabahattin Gündüz | Zendy; Süleyman Karakoyun | Zendy; Sinan Cerşıt | Zendy; Mehmet Özkan | Zendy

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Evaluation of the relationship between platelet indices and spontaneous echo contrast in patients with mitral prosthetic heart valves

Author(s) -

Macit Kalçık,

Ahmet Güner,

Emrah Bayam,

Mahmut Yesın,

Semih Kalkan,

Mustafa Ozan Gürsoy,

Sabahattin Gündüz,

Süleyman Karakoyun,

Sinan Cerşıt,

Mehmet Özkan

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

turk kardiyoloji dernegi arsivi-archives of the turkish society of cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2

H-Index - 24

ISSN - 1016-5169

DOI - 10.5543/tkda.2019.17266

Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , atrial fibrillation , thrombus , mean platelet volume , ejection fraction , platelet , mitral valve , stenosis , mitral valve stenosis , heart failure

Spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) is defined as dynamic, smoke-like echoes within the cardiac cavities with a characteristic swirling motion seen on echocardiography. Clinical studies have demonstrated that SEC is a risk factor for left atrial thrombus formation and an important indicator for potential systemic embolism. Platelet indices have been associated with the presence of SEC in patients with mitral stenosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between platelet indices and SEC in patients with prosthetic heart valves.

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