Incremental predictive value of mean platelet volume/platelet count ratio in in-hospital stroke after acute myocardial infarction

• Published in: Platelets (Edinburgh) Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 54 - 59
• Main Authors: Guenancia, Charles, Hachet, Olivier, Stamboul, Karim, Béjot, Yannick, Leclercq, Thibault, Garnier, Fabien, Yameogo, Nobila Valentin, de Maistre, Emmanuel, Cottin, Yves, Lorgis, Luc
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 01.01.2017; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Acute myocardial infarction; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biomarkers; Blood Platelets; C-reactive protein; Cellular Biology; Comorbidity; Female; Hematology; Hospitalization; Human health and pathology; Humans; Life Sciences; Male; Mean Platelet Volume; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Infarction - blood; Myocardial Infarction - complications; Myocardial Infarction - therapy; Odds Ratio; Platelet Count; platelets; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; risk factor; Risk Factors; Stroke; Stroke - epidemiology; Stroke - etiology; Stroke - mortality; Time Factors; C-reactive protein; Acute myocardial infarction; risk factor; stroke; platelets

Stroke is a serious complication after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and is associated with an increased risk of death. Though the pathophysiological mechanisms are not exactly known, increased inflammation and platelet reactivity could play an important role in the occurrence of stroke during A...