Key result
Mean platelet volume at admission was significantly higher in patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction compared to ST elevation myocardial infarction (10.5 vs 10.1; p=0.001).
Why the study?
Mean platelet volume increases in acute MI and is linked to poor prognosis, but studies comparing MPV between ST-elevation and non-ST-elevation MI patients are rare.
Is there a difference in mean platelet volume at admission between patients with non-ST elevation MI and ST elevation MI?
Population
356 eligible acute MI patients in a coronary intensive care unit
Comparison
ST-elevation MI vs non-ST-elevation MI
Design
Retrospective study
Authors
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No immediate clinical use; leaves open MPV's prognostic role in MI subtypes.
Cohort (n=356)
No
Is there a difference in mean platelet volume at admission between patients with non-ST elevation MI and ST elevation MI?
Absolute Event Rate: 10.5% vs 10.1%
p-value: p=0.001
Mean platelet volume at admission is significantly higher in patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction compared to those with ST elevation myocardial infarction.
Özyüncü et al. (2019) conducted a cohort in Acute Myocardial Infarction (n=356). Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction vs. ST elevation myocardial infarction was evaluated on Mean platelet volume at admission (p=0.001). Mean platelet volume at admission was significantly higher in patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction compared to ST elevation myocardial infarction (10.5 vs 10.1; p=0.001).