Why the study?
Is mean platelet volume associated with acute coronary syndrome in patients presenting with chest pain?
Population
260 patients presenting with chest pain, divided into 130 with acute coronary syndrome and 130 with…
Comparison
Mean platelet volume (MPV) measurement vs Non-cardiac chest pain (control group)
Design
Case-control
Authors
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MPV may aid early ACS detection in ED chest pain; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Is mean platelet volume associated with acute coronary syndrome in patients presenting with chest pain?
Mean platelet volume is significantly higher in patients with acute coronary syndrome compared to those with non-cardiac chest pain, suggesting its potential utility as an early predictive marker.
Ahamed et al. (2017) studied this question.
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