thrombotic risk? This issue, pp 146–7. Summary. Aim: To determine whether an association
exists between mean platelet volume (MPV) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and other
cardiovascular events. Platelet activity is a major culprit in atherothrombotic events. MPV,
which is widely available in clinical practice, is a potentially useful biomarker of platelet
activity in the setting of cardiovascular disease. Methods and Results: We performed a …