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Decrease in Mean Platelet Volume after percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy in patients with Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis

Published in Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal • Aug 31, 2017
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Authors:
Shreya Thapa
,
Anjan Shrestha
,
RM Gajurel

Abstract

Introduction: Rheumatic mitral stenosis (RMS) is associated with increased thromboembolic events, especially in the presence of concomitant atrial fibrillation. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is the marker of platelet activity as larger platelets are hemostatically active and have more propensity of thr...

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