title: A novel simplified thrombo-inflammatory score portends poor outcome in diabetic patients following myocardial infarction.
abstract: We investigated prognostic value of novel simplified thrombo-inflammatory score (sTIPS) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and diabetes mellitus.
  
  
  
  A total of 465 patients with diabetes mellitus and STEMI were included in the study. Based on admission cut-off values for predicting in-hospital mortality of white blood cell count (>13.4 × 103/mm3) and mean platelet volume-to-platelet count ratio (>0.06), the patients were assigned 0 point for having the lower value of each variable and 1 point for having the upper value of each variable. sTIPS was calculated as the sum of these two variables.
  
  
  
  Kaplan-Meier curves demonstrated that higher sTIPS categories were associated with higher in-hospital and 12-month mortality. One-point increment in the score was associated with 51% increase in the risk of in-hospital death and 89% increase in the risk of long term.
  
  
  
  sTIPS is useful in predicting worse immediate and long-term outcomes following STEMI.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Cardiology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, SMDZ in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Bartosz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hudzik
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Cardiology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, SMDZ in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szkodziński
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Cardiology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, SMDZ in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Jarosław
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wasilewski
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Cardiology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, SMDZ in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gierlotka
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Cardiology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, SMDZ in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lekston
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Cardiology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, SMDZ in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Lech
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poloński
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Cardiology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, SMDZ in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gąsior
keywords: STEMI; diabetes mellitus; myocardial infarction; prognosis; simplified thrombo-inflammatory score