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Mean platelet volume-to-platelet count ratio after elective cardiac surgical procedures is superior in reflecting platelets metabolic hyperactivity compared to other routine morphological platelet indices: A preliminary report


- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Department of Environmental Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Integrated Science Association (ISA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN)
- 1st Department of Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
- Department of Medical Rescue, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medinet Heart Center Ltd, Nowa Sol, Poland
- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Zielona Gora, Zielona Gora, Poland
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sana-Herzzentrum, Cottbus, Germany
- Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation, The University of Hong Kong, China
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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Abstract
Background: Excessive metabolic excitation of platelets after cardiac procedures may be related to some adverse events but assessment of their metabolic activity is not routine. The purpose of this study was to evaluate which of the basic platelet morphological parameters best reflects their metabolic status. Methods: The blood samples of 22cardiac surgical patients (mean age of 62.3 ± 10.3 years) were taken before surgery (BS), and 1, 24 and 48 hours after the operation. Correlations between morphological platelet parameters (platelet count [PLT], mean platelet volume [MPV], platelet distribution width [PDW] and MPV/PLT) and their metabolic activity (total concentration of malondialdehyde [MDA] and MDA/PLT) were estimated. Results: Significant decline in PLT after operation (from 223 ± 44 × 1012/L to 166 ± 57 × 1012/L) was accompanied by marked increase in MPV (from 8.4 ± 0.9 fL to 9.1 ± 1.2 fL) and no change of PDW. Consequently, MPV/PLT index increased significantly after procedures from (median with IQR) 0.038 (0.030–0.043) to 0.053 (0.043–0.078). Simultaneously, a significant increase in total platelet MDA content and MDA/PLT was noted reaching peak levels soon after operation. The strongest correlation was observed between MPV/PLT and MDA/PLT (r = 0.56; p < 0.001), although the others were also found to be significant (MDA/PLT vs. MPV; r = 0.35; MDA/PLT vs. PDW; r = 0.34). Conclusions: Among basic morphological parameters and indices, the MPV-to-PLT ratio reflects the best metabolic status of platelets in cardiac surgical patients.
Abstract
Background: Excessive metabolic excitation of platelets after cardiac procedures may be related to some adverse events but assessment of their metabolic activity is not routine. The purpose of this study was to evaluate which of the basic platelet morphological parameters best reflects their metabolic status. Methods: The blood samples of 22cardiac surgical patients (mean age of 62.3 ± 10.3 years) were taken before surgery (BS), and 1, 24 and 48 hours after the operation. Correlations between morphological platelet parameters (platelet count [PLT], mean platelet volume [MPV], platelet distribution width [PDW] and MPV/PLT) and their metabolic activity (total concentration of malondialdehyde [MDA] and MDA/PLT) were estimated. Results: Significant decline in PLT after operation (from 223 ± 44 × 1012/L to 166 ± 57 × 1012/L) was accompanied by marked increase in MPV (from 8.4 ± 0.9 fL to 9.1 ± 1.2 fL) and no change of PDW. Consequently, MPV/PLT index increased significantly after procedures from (median with IQR) 0.038 (0.030–0.043) to 0.053 (0.043–0.078). Simultaneously, a significant increase in total platelet MDA content and MDA/PLT was noted reaching peak levels soon after operation. The strongest correlation was observed between MPV/PLT and MDA/PLT (r = 0.56; p < 0.001), although the others were also found to be significant (MDA/PLT vs. MPV; r = 0.35; MDA/PLT vs. PDW; r = 0.34). Conclusions: Among basic morphological parameters and indices, the MPV-to-PLT ratio reflects the best metabolic status of platelets in cardiac surgical patients.
Keywords
cardiac operation, platelet, mean platelet volume, malondialdehyde


Title
Mean platelet volume-to-platelet count ratio after elective cardiac surgical procedures is superior in reflecting platelets metabolic hyperactivity compared to other routine morphological platelet indices: A preliminary report
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2021-11-15
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cardiac operation
platelet
mean platelet volume
malondialdehyde
Authors
Bartłomiej Perek
Piotr Rzymski
Anna Komosa
Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska
Mateusz Puślecki
Marek Jemielity
Maciej Lesiak
Sleiman Sebastian Aboul-Hassan
Tomasz Stankowski
Zhengyuan Xia
Konrad Stelmark
Jolanta Siller-Matula
Barbara Poniedziałek


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