Usefulness of Mean Platelet Volume to Predict Significant Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes.

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is characterized by unstable plaque with thrombotic process involving central role of platelets. The diagnosis and prediction of significant coronary artery disease (CAD) in non-ST-elevation ACS (NSTE-ACS) can be challenging. The central role of platelets in acute atherothrombosis in NSTE-ACS spurred appreciable interest in the diagnostic and predictive role of platelet activity.