Platelet-rich emboli are associated with von Willebrand factor levels and have poorer revascularization outcomes.
Andrew DouglasSeán FitzgeraldOana Madalina MereutaRosanna RossiSean O'LearyAbhay PanditRay McCarthyMichael GilvarryLukas HolmegaardMargareta AbrahamssonMikael JerndalNiclas DehlforsPaul BrennanSarah PowerAlan O'HareEmma GriffinDavid F KallmesWaleed BrinjikjiIstvan SzikoraTurgut TatlisumakAlexandros RentzosJohn ThorntonKaren DoylePublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2019)
Platelet and vWF levels in AIS emboli correlate with each other and both have an inverse relationship with RBC composition. Patients with platelet-rich clots have poorer revascularization outcomes.