Mean platelet volume can predict cerebrovascular events in patients with Sickle Cell Anemia

Authors

  • Tanju Celik Mustafa Kemal University, School of Medicine
  • Sule Unal Antakya State Hospital, Pediatric Hematology Clinic
  • Ozalp Ekinci Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Hatay, Turkey
  • Cahit Ozer Mustafa Kemal University, School of Medicine
  • Gul Ilhan Antakya State Hospital
  • Gonül Oktay Antakya State Hospital
  • Vefik Arica Mustafa Kemal University, School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.311.4104

Keywords:

Platelets, Sickle cell anemia, Thrombosis.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of mean platelet volume (MPV) on the frequency and severity of vaso-occlusive and cerebrovascular events in patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA).

Methods: The 238 cases diagnosed with SCA were evaluated retrospectively with respect to the occurrence of painful crisis for the previous year. The incidence, severity and type of the vaso-occlusive crises of the patients with SCA between March 2010 and March 2011 were recorded. The last MPV values in patients who were free of erythrocyte transfusion for the last three months and who had no current vaso-occlusive crises were evaluated. All

Author Biographies

Tanju Celik, Mustafa Kemal University, School of Medicine

Department of Pediatrics, Hatay

Sule Unal, Antakya State Hospital, Pediatric Hematology Clinic

Department of Hematology, Hatay

Ozalp Ekinci, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Hatay, Turkey

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Hatay

Cahit Ozer, Mustafa Kemal University, School of Medicine

Department of Family Medicine, Hatay

Gul Ilhan, Antakya State Hospital

Division of Internal Medicine Hematology Oncology, Hatay

Gonül Oktay, Antakya State Hospital

Department of Blood Desease Center, Hatay

Vefik Arica, Mustafa Kemal University, School of Medicine

Department of Pediatrics, Hatay

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Published

2014-12-24

How to Cite

Celik, T., Unal, S., Ekinci, O., Ozer, C., Ilhan, G., Oktay, G., & Arica, V. (2014). Mean platelet volume can predict cerebrovascular events in patients with Sickle Cell Anemia. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 31(1). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.311.4104

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2015): January – February 2015 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles