title: Authors' response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. maraspoli2020@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ileri
authors.forename: Pınar Türker
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Bayır
authors.forename: Havva Tuğba
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Gürsoy
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Güray
mesh_terms: D004617:Embolism / Q000097:blood*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063847:Mean Platelet Volume; D015539:Platelet Activation