Mean platelet volume provides an additive value in differentiating congestive heart failure from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Jan 20:179:201-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.078. Epub 2014 Nov 7.
No abstract available

Keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Congestive heart failure; Mean platelet volume; N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Heart Failure / blood*
  • Heart Failure / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mean Platelet Volume*
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood*
  • Peptide Fragments / blood*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / blood*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Peptide Fragments
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain