Circulating monocyte-platelet aggregates are an early marker of acute myocardial infarction
Mark I. Furman, MD, FACC*,
Marc R. Barnard, MS
,
Lori A. Krueger, BA
,
Marsha L. Fox, RN, MS
,
Elizabeth A. Shilale, RN, MS
,
Darleen M. Lessard, MS*,
Peter Marchese, BA
,
A. L. Frelinger, III, PhD
,
Robert J. Goldberg, PhD* and
Alan D. Michelson, MD
* Center for Platelet Function Studies, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Center for Platelet Function Studies, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Center for Platelet Function Studies, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Figure 1 Monocyte-platelet aggregates in the peripheral circulation of patients presenting to an emergency department with chest pain. Data are mean ± SD. AMI = acute myocardial infarction.
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Figure 2 Monocyte-platelet aggregates in the peripheral circulation of patients with acute myocardial infarction with respect to the duration of symptoms. Data are mean ± SD.
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Figure 3 Monocyte-platelet aggregates in the peripheral circulation of patients with acute myocardial infarction with respect to initial creatine kinase isoenzyme (CK-MB). Data are mean ± SD.
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