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İsmet Durmuş1, Ezgi Kalaycıoğlu1, Mustafa Çetin2

  • 1University of Health Sciences Turkey , Ahi Evren Chest and Cardiovascular Surgery Education and Research Hospital , Trabzon - Turquia.

Arquivos Brasileiros De Cardiologia
|February 10, 2021
PubMed

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Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation significantly reduces mean platelet volume (MPV), a marker of platelet activation, in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). This suggests CR may lower thrombotic risk in stable CAD patients.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Research
  • Hematology
  • Exercise Physiology

Background:

  • Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a measure of platelet activation relevant to cardiovascular research.
  • Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves outcomes in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients.
  • Previous studies on exercise and platelet activation have shown mixed results.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of exercise-based CR programs on MPV in stable CAD patients.

Main Methods:

  • 300 stable CAD patients were divided into CR and non-CR groups.
  • Blood analysis was performed to measure MPV.
  • Point-Biserial correlation was used to assess the relationship between MPV change and CR.

Main Results:

  • MPV decreased significantly more in the CR group compared to the non-CR group (p<0.001).
  • MPV reduction showed a strong positive correlation with CR participation (r=0.750, p<0.001).
  • MPV changes correlated with changes in neutrophils, triglycerides, LDL-c, WBC, and CRP.

Conclusions:

  • Exercise-based CR is strongly associated with reduced MPV in CAD patients.
  • Decreased platelet activation through CR may reduce thrombotic risk in stable CAD.
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