Platelet-induced inflammation may play a critical role in atherothrombosis 1 , and is thought to be the major cause of unstable coronary syndromes 2 . STEMI is a major and clinically important event. Platelet activity is a major culprit in contributing to thrombus formation or apposition after coronary plaque rupture 3 . MPV, a simple and reliable parameter used to measure the platelet, is a potential marker of platelet reactivity. Larger platelets are metabolically and enzymatically more active than smaller platelets and have an increased production of vasoactive and prothrombotic factors [4][5][6][7] , including increased platelet aggregation, increased thromboxane synthesis β-thromboglobulin release, and increased expression of adhesion molecules 8 . Few studies have evaluated the prognostic value of MPV in patients suffering from myocardial infarction (MI) [9][10][11][12] and recent studies have focused on STsegment elevation MI 11,12 .Balloon injury and stent implantation can also injury vascular endothelium and activate platelets. Recently, it has been confirmed that the circulating WBC count is altered after PCI 13,14 . Increased post-procedural WBC is an independent predictor of poor clinical outcomes in STEMI patients who underwent PCI
15. However, whether MPV is altered after PCI and whether post-procedural MPV is associated with MCO following PCI remains unknown. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate whether mean platelet volume is associated with 1-year MCO in patients with STEMI after PCI.
MethodsA total of 301 consecutive patients with acute STEMI were recruited to the study from January 2011 to June 2012. All patients were treated with successful primary PCI. They were divided into 2 groups (G) according to their mean platelet volume (G1≤ 9.9 fl, n=101; G2 > 9.9 fl, n=200) measured within 12 hours after PCI. STEMI was defined as ST-elevation of ≥0.1mV in >limb lead or ≥0.2mV in contiguous chest leads or left bundle branch block (LBBB) at presentation. Patients with concomitant infectious diseases, neoplastic disease or hematological disorders were excluded from this study. The time interval from the onset of chest pain to vascular reperfusion was less than 12 hours. All patients had taken Aspirin, Alopidogrel, Atorvastatin, ACEIs or ARBs, Beta blockers, and Calcium antagonists (according to their required blood pressure, and heart rate adjustments). All patients were continuously followed using telephone contact or clinical interview for one year. MCO was defined as death from any cause, non-fatal MI, re-angina, re-hospital and stroke. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Ningxia People's Hospital.
Statistical AnalysisAll data were analyzed using SPSS18.0. Descriptive statistics were presented as the mean±standard deviation (SD) for continuous variables. Comparison between groups was performed by means of independent samples t test. Categorical variables were compared by the chi-square test. The
AbstractThe aim of this study was to investigate the association of mean plat...