Platelet Indices may be Correlated with Severity of Vasospastic Disorders

Platelet Indices may be Correlated with Severity of Vasospastic Disorders

BACKGROUND Vasospastic disorders are common worldwide. In daily practice, routine blood samples are used for several investigations. In this study we aimed to determine the possible correlations between lymphocyte count, platelet indices, and the severity of vasospastic disorders. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data of 102 patients admitted to our department with vasospastic disorder symptomatology were ...

serum leptin levels may be correlated with cerebral infarction

background: to investigate the relation between serum leptin levels and cerebral infarction (ci) by meta-analysis. materials and methods: scientific literature databases were searched for studies published in chinese and english. after retrieving relevant articles through database searches and screening using predefined selection criteria, high-quality studies related to our research topic were...

Alteration of Platelet Indices in Young Children with Acute Pyelonephritis

Background Platelets have an important contribution in pathogenesis of different infectious and inflammatory disorders. This study was performed to identify the diagnostic value of platelet count (PLT), and platelet indices in children with acute pyelonephritis (APN).  Materials and Methods In a cross sectional case control s...

IOL: 'Dyslexia may be different brain disorders'

Can Platelet Indices Be New Biomarkers for Severe Endometriosis?

Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate whether platelet indices-mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), and plateletcrit (PCT) would be useful as noninvasive biomarkers for determining the severity of endometriosis. Methods. A retrospective review of the medical charts of 164 patients diagnosed with endometriosis and who were operated on between 2001 and 2013...