Key result
Elevated mean platelet volume (>11.1 fL) independently predicted two-year mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction (12.5% vs 9.9%; HR 1.7; 95% CI 1.5-1.9; p<0.001).
Why the study?
Does elevated mean platelet volume predict in-hospital and two-year mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Population
429 patients with acute myocardial infarction, including 279 with STEMI and 150 with NSTEMI, mean age 61.9 ±…
Comparison
Elevated Mean Platelet Volume (MPV >11.1 fL) vs Lower Mean Platelet Volume (MPV <11.1 fL)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Two years
Authors
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May support MPV in AMI risk stratification; leaves open prospective validation of incremental value.
Observational (n=429)
Does elevated mean platelet volume predict in-hospital and two-year mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Effect estimate: Hazard ratio 1.7 (95% CI 1.5-1.9)
Absolute Event Rate: 12.5% vs 9.9%
p-value: p=<0.001
Elevated mean platelet volume is an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality in STEMI patients and two-year mortality in all AMI patients.
Tekbaş et al. (2011) conducted an observational in Acute myocardial infarction (STEMI and NSTEMI) (n=429). Elevated mean platelet volume (>11.1 fL) vs. Mean platelet volume <11.1 fL was evaluated on Two-year mortality (Hazard ratio 1.7, 95% CI 1.5-1.9, p=<0.001). Elevated mean platelet volume (>11.1 fL) independently predicted two-year mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction (12.5% vs 9.9%; HR 1.7; 95% CI 1.5-1.9; p<0.001).
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