Smoker’s paradox in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Role of inflammation and platelets

• Alberto Somaschini,
• Andrea Demarchi,
• Stefano Cornara,
• Alessandro Mandurino Mirizzi,
• Gabriele Crimi,
• Marco Ferlini,
• Massimiliano Gnecchi,
• Rita Camporotondo,
• Luigi Oltrona Visconti,
• Maurizio Ferrario Ormezzano,
• Gaetano M. De Ferrari

Affiliations

Alberto Somaschini

Coronary Care Unit and Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology – Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Molecular Medicine, Unit of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Andrea Demarchi

Coronary Care Unit and Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology – Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Molecular Medicine, Unit of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Stefano Cornara

Coronary Care Unit and Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology – Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Molecular Medicine, Unit of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Alessandro Mandurino Mirizzi

Coronary Care Unit and Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology – Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Molecular Medicine, Unit of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Gabriele Crimi

Division of Cardiology – Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Marco Ferlini

Division of Cardiology – Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Massimiliano Gnecchi

Coronary Care Unit and Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology – Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Molecular Medicine, Unit of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Rita Camporotondo

Coronary Care Unit and Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology – Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Luigi Oltrona Visconti

Division of Cardiology – Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Maurizio Ferrario Ormezzano

Division of Cardiology – Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Gaetano M. De Ferrari

Corresponding Author. Gaetano M. De Ferrari, MD, Coronary Care Unit and Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS, Policlinico San Matteo Viale Golgi, 19 – 27100 Pavia, Italy. Phone: +39 0382 503715; Fax: +39 0382 503161.; Coronary Care Unit and Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology – Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Molecular Medicine, Unit of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy