The pattern of on-admission hematological cellular response in patients with ST segment elevated myocardial infarction

Abstract

Background According to current understanding, atherosclerosis is believed to be inflammatory in origin. Haematological parameters, as markers of inflammation, have been shown to be linked to various outcomes among patients with ST segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI). Objectives To identify the pattern of haematological cellular response in patients with STEMI and to compare the results among patients with different sub-groups of STEMIs. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Cardiology Unit, Teaching Hospital, Kandy in 2016 and 2017. Full blood counts of all eligible patients who had acute STEMI were obtained on admission. Patients with clinical evidence of inflammatory or infectious conditions preceding STEMI were excluded. Controls were defined as patients who had STEMI six months previously and were treated with medical thrombolysis with no further events of acute coronary syndrome.