Increased Platelet Volume in Diabetic Retinopathy
作者:
Enrico Cagliero,
Massimo Porta,
Simon Cousins,
Eva M. Kohner,
期刊:
Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis
(Karger Available online 1982)
卷期:
Volume 12,
issue 3
页码: 293-299
ISSN:1424-8832
年代: 1982
DOI:10.1159/000214686
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Diabetes mellitus;Diabetic retinopathy;Platelets;Platelet size
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
Platelet volume was measured in 30 healthy controls and 87 diabetic patients, the latter subdivided according to the absence, presence and severity of retinopathy, to investigate if platelet size is related to microangiopathy. The platelet volume of the whole diabetic population was increased (p < 0.05) due to a higher percentage of large elements (p < 0.05). The patients with various degrees of retinopathy had similar increases (p < 0.05) in their platelet size, while those without complications occupied an intermediate position between normal controls and retinopathy patients. It is concluded that: (i) increased platelet size accompanies diabetic retinopathy, irrespective of its severity, and (ii) patients without this complication form a heterogeneous group, some of which already have alterations of platelet volume. The role of these abnormalities in the development and progression of diabetic microangiopathy remains to be established.
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