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Branch retinal vein occlusion associated with platelet activation

Emrullah Beyazyıldız, Mehmet Çıtırık, Mert Şimşek

    Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
    |February 15, 2019
    PubMed
    Summary

    Subclinical platelet activation, indicated by elevated mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), and plateletcrit (PCT), is observed in branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) patients. These findings suggest a role in BRVO pathogenesis and potential clinical implications.

    Keywords:
    Branch retinal vein occlusionmean platelet volumeplateletcritplatelet distribution widthplatelet parametersretina,

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