Platelets volume indexes and cardiovascular risk factors

SUMMARY Obesity, diabetes and hypertension are risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) because they promote a state of hypercoagulability. It is known that platelets play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis. Recent studies have evaluated platelet volume indexes (PVIs) in i...

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Main Authors: Thaís Resende Batista, Roberta Carvalho de Figueiredo, Danyelle Romana Alves Rios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302018000600554&lng=en&tlng=en