Why the study?
Does high platelet sensitivity associate with prevalent ischemic heart disease in middle-aged men?
Population
308 men aged 49 to 64 years from the Caerphilly Collaborative Heart Disease Study cohort
Comparison
High platelet sensitivity vs Low platelet sensitivity
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Platelet sensitivity was associated with prevalent IHD in men; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does high platelet sensitivity associate with prevalent ischemic heart disease in middle-aged men?
Increased platelet sensitivity to adenosine diphosphate is strongly associated with prevalent ischemic heart disease in middle-aged men.
Elwood et al. (1990) studied this question.
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