Why the study?
Does statin treatment reduce mean platelet volume irrespective of cholesterol lowering in outpatient cardiology patients?
Does statin treatment reduce mean platelet volume irrespective of cholesterol lowering in outpatient cardiology patients?
Statins reduce mean platelet volume, a marker of platelet activation, independently of their lipid-lowering effects.
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Statin-associated MPV reduction independent of LDL change may indicate pleiotropic effects; leaves open clinical relevance in outpatients.
Sıvrı et al. (2013) studied this question.
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