Platelets in Bronchiectasis: Player or Spectator?

Melanie Chin¹, Ranjani Somayaji^{2

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Affiliations

¹ The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and.
² Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and.
⁵ Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Editorial

Melanie Chin et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 Aug.

. 2021 Aug;18(8):1287-1288.

doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202105-587ED.

Melanie Chin¹, Ranjani Somayaji^{2

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4

5}

¹ The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and.
² Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and.
⁵ Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Thrombocytosis during Stable State Predicts Mortality in Bronchiectasis.
Aliberti S, Sotgiu G, Gramegna A, McDonnell MJ, Polverino E, Torres A, Goeminne PC, Dimakou K, Shteinberg M, Sibila O, Conio V, Fardon TC, Rutherford R, Dore S, Saderi L, Faverio P, Amati F, Corsico AG, Blasi F, Chalmers JD. Aliberti S, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 Aug;18(8):1316-1325. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202002-094OC. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021. PMID: 33507847

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