17 March 2017 : Meta-Analysis
Platelets Cellular and Functional Characteristics in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
Alexander Weymann ABCDEFG 1*, Sadeq Ali-Hasan-Al-Saegh ABCDEFG 2, Anton Sabashnikov ABCDEFG 3,4, Aron-Frederik Popov ABCDEFG 5, Seyed Jalil Mirhosseini ABCDEFG 2, Luis Nombela-Franco ABCDEFG 6, Luca Testa ABCDEFG 7, Mohammadreza Lotfaliani ABCDEFG 2, Mohamed Zeriouh ABCDEFG 3,4, Tong Liu ABCDEFG 8, Hamidreza Dehghan ABCDEFG 9, Senol Yavuz ABCDEFG 10, Michel Pompeu Barros de Oliveira Sá ABCDEFG 11,12,13, William L. Baker ABCDEFG 14, Jae-Sik Jang ABCDEFG 15, Mengqi Gong ABCDEFG 8, Umberto Benedetto ABCDEFG 16, Pascal M. Dohmen DFG 1, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo ABCDEFG 17, Abhishek J. Deshmukh ABCDEFG 18, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai ABCDEFG 19,20, Hugh Calkins DE 21, Gregg W. Stone DE 22, Integrated Meta-Analysis of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology-Group [IMCSC-Group]DOI: 10.12659/MSMBR.902557
Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2017; 23:58-86
Supplementary Table 1. Included and excluded studies.
| Clinical outcomes and biomarkers | Studies were identified and screened [n] | Studies were excluded according to title, abstract or full text [n] | Studies were included [n] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platelet count | 285 | 252 | 33 approved articles with totally 45 enrolled data for meta-analysis |
| Mean platelet volume | 140 | 125 | 15 approved articles with totally 19 enrolled data for meta-analysis |
| Platelet distribution width | 11 | 9 | 2 approved articles with totally 3 enrolled data for meta-analysis |
| Beta thromboglobulin | 66 | 51 | 15 approved articles with totally 22 enrolled data for meta-analysis |
| Platelet factor 4 | 54 | 44 | 10 approved articles with totally 16 enrolled data for meta-analysis |
| P-selectin | 115 | 97 | 18 approved articles with totally 24 enrolled data for meta-analysis |






