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SUBMITTER: Duzel B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4170178 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul-Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Düzel Barış B Eren Nihan Kahya NK Berilgen Rida R Kocabaş Uğur U Gönençer Mustafa M Nazli Cem C Ergene Oktay O
Cardiovascular journal of Africa 20140701 4
<h4>Introduction</h4>The presence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) is considered a possible cause for cryptogenic stroke. The mechanism underlying the ischaemic neurological events in the presence of PFO has not been firmly established. The purpose of this study was to compare: (1) the mean platelet volume levels in PFO patients with and without a cryptogenic stroke, and (2) pre- and post-procedural mean platelet volumes (MPV) in patients undergoing percutaneous PFO closure.<h4>Methods</h4>Sixteen ...[more]