Abstract 15086: Mean Platelet Volume is an Independent Predictor of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Future Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Individuals with Coronary Artery Disease

Ravi Nanjundappa,Gautam Kumar,Danny J. Eapen,Pankaj Manocha,Riyaz Patel,Salman Sher,Suliman Alradawi,Ibrahim Kassas,Heval Mohamed Kelli,Aliy M. Ahmed,Emir Veledar,Maziar Zafari,Viola Vaccarino,Habib Samady,Arshed A. Quyyumi

Abstract 15086: Mean Platelet Volume is an Independent Predictor of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Future Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Individuals with Coronary Artery Disease

2011

Ravi Nanjundappa
Gautam Kumar
Danny J. Eapen
Pankaj Manocha
Riyaz Patel
Salman Sher
Suliman Alradawi
Ibrahim Kassas
Heval Mohamed Kelli
Aliy M. Ahmed
Emir Veledar
Maziar Zafari
Viola Vaccarino
Habib Samady
Arshed A. Quyyumi

Background: Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) is a readily available estimate of platelet size in circulating blood and may be a marker of cardiovascular (CV) risk. We hypothesized that elevated MPV is a ...

Keywords:

Angiography
Mean platelet volume
Myocardial infarction
Framingham Risk Score
Coronary artery disease
Internal medicine
Medicine
Diabetes mellitus
Cardiology
independent predictor
cardiovascular outcomes

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