Nationwide Analysis (2016-2020) of the Burden of Thrombocytopenia on Patients Admitted Due to Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure or Atrial Fibrillation
Thrombocytopenia has substantial negative outcomes in hospitalized patients with MI, HF, or AF. Thrombocytopenia could be a marker of poor prognosis, and greater awareness among physicians could potentially guide patient risk stratification, treatment decisions, resource allocation, and patient/ family counseling during hospitalization.
Authors
- Chioma Nwachukwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6612-4477)
- Lourdes M. Varela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8875-6042)
- Stephen Jesmajian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1745-2359)
- Ben Lerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5176-1761)
- Bolaji Durodola
- Christian Siochi
- Wilmer Cervantes
Institutions
- Sound Shore Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.78452
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00