Why the study?
Do post-myocardial infarction patients have altered monocyte procoagulant activity and other haemostatic markers compared to age-matched controls?
Population
21 males who had suffered a myocardial infarction (MI) and age-matched controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May elevate recurrent ischemic risk post-MI; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Do post-myocardial infarction patients have altered monocyte procoagulant activity and other haemostatic markers compared to age-matched controls?
Post-myocardial infarction patients exhibit an elevated procoagulant state, characterized by higher monocyte procoagulant activity and inflammatory markers, which may increase the risk of subsequent ischemic events.
Freeburn et al. (1998) studied this question.
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