Evaluation of the relationship between platelet indices and spontaneous echo contrast in patients with mitral prosthetic heart valves

Evaluation of the relationship between platelet indices and spontaneous echo contrast in patients with mitral prosthetic heart valves

Objective: Spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) is defined as dynamic, smoke-like echoes within the cardiac cavities with a characteristic swirling motion seen on echocardiography. Clinical studies have demonstrated that SEC is a risk factor for left atrial thrombus formation and an important indicator f...

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Main Authors: Macit Kalçık, Ahmet Güner, Emrah Bayam, Mahmut Yesin, Semih Kalkan, Mustafa Ozan Gürsoy, Sabahattin Gündüz, Süleyman Karakoyun, Sinan Cerşit, Mehmet Özkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KARE Publishing 2020-03-01
Series:Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi
Subjects:
echocardiography
platelet; spontaneous echo contrast; transesophageal echocardiography.
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