Why the study?
Are plasma concentrations of platelet factor 4 (PF-4) significantly different between patients with acute myocardial infarction and those with ischaemic heart disease without MI?
Population
44 consecutive patients admitted to a coronary care unit with suspected MI, including 21 with definite acute…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 days
Authors
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PF-4 levels do not differentiate acute MI from IHD; leaves open its diagnostic utility in acute coronary syndromes.
Are plasma concentrations of platelet factor 4 (PF-4) significantly different between patients with acute myocardial infarction and those with ischaemic heart disease without MI?
Plasma platelet factor 4 levels do not significantly differentiate between acute myocardial infarction and ischaemic heart disease in the acute setting.
Wadenvik et al. (1981) studied this question.
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