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Effect Of Elevated Leukocyte Count On In-Hospital Mortality Following Acute Myocardial Infarction, Mark Furman, Richard Becker, Jorge Yarzebski, Judith Savageau, Joel Gore, Robert Goldberg
Effect Of Elevated Leukocyte Count On In-Hospital Mortality Following Acute Myocardial Infarction, Mark Furman, Richard Becker, Jorge Yarzebski, Judith Savageau, Joel Gore, Robert Goldberg
Jorge L. Yarzebski
The peripheral white blood cell count on presentation with acute myocardial infarction directly correlates with short-term in-hospital mortality. This association is independent of other prognostic factors, including extent and size of the acute myocardial infarction.