The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship of echocardiographic
epicardial fat thickness (EFT) and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) with different types of …

Background Stage of platelet activation is an important modulator of stroke risk associated
with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, factors determining such activation status of …

Atrial fibrillation is the commonest sustained cardiac rhythm abnormality, leading to
substantial mortality and morbidity from stroke, thromboembolism and heart failure. Whilst …

Mean platelet volume (MPV) is increased in patients with coronary heart disease or at risk
for stroke. However, MPV determinants have never been assessed in a population study …

Background—Epidemiological studies have identified clinical and echocardiographic factors
associated with increased stroke risk in atrial fibrillation (AF), but mechanisms linking these …

Study objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate whether risk factors for embolism
would promote thrombus formation in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) …

We hypothesized that the 'residual'thromboembolic risk in therapeutically anticoagulated
patients undergoing cardioversion could potentially be related to abnormal haemorheology …

Whether thrombocytopenia substantively increases the risk of hemorrhage associated with
anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is not established. The purpose of this …

Aims A prothrombotic state with elevated levels of soluble P-selectin (sP-sel), fibrinogen, von
Willebrand factor (vWf), and other haemostatic indices has been reported in some patients …

Background P-selectin-a biomarker of platelet and endothelial cell activation is elevated in
patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). However, the association between sP …