Abstract
Cardiovascular disease is a serious public health problem, responsible for 31% of all deaths worldwide. Population growth, urbanization and the lack of proper policies to control modifiable risk factors lead to an increased number in cases. Associated with this, we have new factors such as stress, pollution, income, unemployment, among others, which, associated with classical factors, increase the speed of atherosclerosis development. Acute ischemic syndromes are some of the worst consequences of the evolution of atherosclerosis, with mortality rates varying [...]
Highlights
Acute ischemic syndromes are some of the worst consequences of the evolution of atherosclerosis, with mortality rates varying according to the type of infarction, place of care and the healthcare resources available
The findings showed that MPVLR was significantly increased in patients with thrombus in the left ventricle after myocardial infarction, compared with patients with no thrombus, with 82.1% sensitivity and 70.2% specificity in the ROC analysis, representing a predictor of apical thrombus (AT) formation.[4]
This is the first study that determined the use of MPVLR as a predictor of thrombus formation in the left ventricle after acute myocardial infarction in the anterior wall, through an easy-to-apply methodology and the findings seem to be a predictor of the possibility of AT development.[4]
Summary
Cardiovascular disease is a serious public health problem, responsible for 31% of all deaths worldwide. Among the types of infarction, those with ST segment elevation (STEMI), in the anterior wall, present peculiarities in their natural history, and may lead to complications, such as sudden death, heart failure and embolic events, usually due to the formation of apical thrombus (AT) in the left ventricle.
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