Mean platelet volume and coronary plaque vulnerability: an optical coherence tomography study in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome.
Jun WangXing LiJun PuSiyu JinLu JiaXiaomei LiFen LiuYi-Ning YangPublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2019)
Higher MPV is independently associated with higher risk of plaque rupture as evidenced by OCT in our cohort of NSTE-ACS patients.
Keyphrases
- acute coronary syndrome
- optical coherence tomography
- coronary artery disease
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- chronic kidney disease
- coronary artery
- diabetic retinopathy
- climate change
- antiplatelet therapy
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- aortic stenosis