Inflammatory Markers and Mean Platelet Volume in Patients with Slow Coronary Flow and Its Relationship with Clinical Presentation-Juniper Publishers
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS - OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY & CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY Abstract Background and aim of the work: Platelets play a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic complications by contributing to thrombus formation or plaque rupture. There is evidence that inflammation plays an important role in the initiation, development as well as evolution of atherosclerosis, suggesting that atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of mean platelet volume (MPV) and some inflammatory markers on patients with slow coronary flow (SCF) and its possible relationship with clinical presentation. Methodology: This study included thirty patients with coronary slow flow detected by coronary angiography via Thrombosis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) frame count method and fifteen patients with normal coronary arteries were selected as control group. All patients group and control group underwent Legal consent, complet...