title: Can mean platelet volume be used as a biomarker of pathological fibrin clot strength related to obesity?
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Institute of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: ptaura@clinic.ub.es.
authors: Pilar
authors: P
authors: Taura
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Institute of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Mauricio
authors: M
authors: Polanco-Garcia
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Institute of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Rivas
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Institute of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Annabel
authors: A
authors: Blasi
authors: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Antonio M
authors: AM
authors: Lacy
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000473:pathology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004548:Elasticity; D005260:Female; D005337:Fibrin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063847:Mean Platelet Volume; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D011379:Prognosis; D013916:Thrombelastography; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D005337:Fibrin
keywords: Fibrin clot elasticity; Inflammatory state; Obesity; Thromboelastography