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Fig. 5 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Fig. 5

From: Platelet hyperactivity and fibrin clot structure in transient ischemic attack individuals in the presence of metabolic syndrome: a microscopy and thromboelastography® study

Fig. 5

Figure summarizing the findings of this manuscript. *Findings represented in Table 5. HDL: High-density lipoprotein; TIA: Transient ischemic attack; NCEP ATP III: National cholesterol education program – Adult treatment panel III. Since it is hypothesised that metabolic syndrome causes chronic inflammation that unnecessarily activates the platelets and it is believed that the platelet alterations cause the changes seen in the fibrin networks, this arrow indicates the major culprit in the development of TIA

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

ISSN: 1475-2840