Impact of active smoking on the immature platelet fraction and its relationship with the extent of coronary artery disease.

Matteo NardinMonica VerdoiaFederica NegroRoberta RollaFrancesco TononGiuseppe De Luca

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2020)

The present study shows an independent association between active smoking and the levels of immature platelet fraction in patients undergoing coronary angiography. However, among active smokers, IPF did not result as an independent predictor of CAD or severe CAD.

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
smoking cessation
patients undergoing
cardiovascular events
heart failure
cardiovascular disease
left ventricular
ejection fraction