Why the study?
Is higher mean platelet volume associated with coronary heart disease in patients on chronic hemodialysis?
Population
518 patients in chronic hemodialysis treatment
Comparison
Mean platelet volume >9.172 fl vs Mean platelet volume <7.168 fl
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May signal higher CHD burden in hemodialysis; hypothesis-generating, needs prospective validation before clinical use.
Is higher mean platelet volume associated with coronary heart disease in patients on chronic hemodialysis?
Higher mean platelet volume is independently associated with prevalent coronary heart disease in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis.
Henning et al. (2002) studied this question.
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