Open AccessEvaluation 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 Yesi̇n,
Semih Kalkan,
Mustafa Ozan Gürsoy,
Sabahattin Gündüz,
Süleyman Karakoyun,
Sinan Cerşıt,
Mehmet Özkan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
türk kardiyoloji derneği arşivi
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.