title: Immature platelet count: part of the cardiologist's complete blood count?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: eikelbj@mcmaster.ca.
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Eikelboom
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Theodore E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Warkentin
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: antiplatelet therapy; immature platelets; major adverse cardiovascular event(s); prognosis; reticulated platelet(s)