Why the study?
Does elevated mean platelet volume predict major adverse cardiac events in patients undergoing elective PCI?
Does elevated mean platelet volume predict major adverse cardiac events in patients undergoing elective PCI?
Preoperative mean platelet volume is an independent predictor of 1-year major adverse cardiac events in patients undergoing elective PCI, suggesting its utility for risk stratification.
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May aid risk stratification after elective PCI; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Seyyed-Mohammadzad et al. (2014) studied this question.
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