Platelet Hyperreactivity and Prognosis in Survivors of Myocardial Infarction

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Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that an increase in spontaneous aggregability of platelets in vitro predicts mortality and coronary events in patients who have survived a recent myocardial infarction. A cohort of 149 survivors of infarction entered our study three months after the index infarction and was followed for five years. At entry and at intervals of six months, spontaneous platelet aggregation (SPA) was tested and graded as positive (aggregation within 10 minutes), intermediate (aggregation after 10 to 20 minutes), or negative (no aggregation within 20 minutes).