title: Coated platelet levels correlate with bleed volume in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Coated platelets are produced on dual agonist stimulation with collagen and thrombin. These highly procoagulant platelets are critical to normal hemostasis, and an earlier study demonstrated decreased coated platelet production in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. We have expanded this observation to investigate if coated platelet levels correlate with bleed volume in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
  
  
  METHODS
  Coated platelet levels and bleed volume were determined in 45 patients with a diagnosis of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was an inverse relationship between coated platelet levels and bleed volume (r=-0.38, P=0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data support a link between decreased coated platelet synthesis and the severity of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: 711 SL Young Boulevard, PPOB-215, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. calin-prodan@ouhsc.edu
authors.forename: Calin I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Prodan
authors.forename: Andrea S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: George L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Dale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003094:Collagen / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015539:Platelet Activation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013917:Thrombin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen; D013917:Thrombin