Circulating microparticles are associated with clinical severity of persistent ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction complicated with cardiogenic shock

Schematic illustration of main changes of shed MPs from activated cells in CS. Increased levels of leukocyte-derived (of neutrophil and granulocyte origin) and platelet-derived cMPs are detected in CS compared to non-CS patients while neither monocyte- and lymphocyte-derived MPs nor erythrocyte-derived MPs show significant changes.191