Elevated platelet distribution width in peripheral artery disease

Abstract

Aim: This study was planned with the hypothesis that atherosclerosis is in the etiology of peripheral artery disease (PAD), whethersymptomatic or not, and therefore thrombocyte-related parameters could show variability.Material and Methods: A retrospective examination was made of the laboratory records of 48 patients who presented at theCardiovascular Surgery Polyclinic with mild or severe symptoms and were diagnosed with PAD and a control group of 33 healthyindividuals.Results: No difference was determined between the patient and control groups in respect of age, gender, Platelet Count (Plt),C-reactive protein (CRP), neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), Mean Platelet Volume ( MPV), Hemoglobin (Hgb) and White BloodCells (WBC ) values. The Platelet distribution width (PDW) value of the patient group was found to be statistically significantlyhigher than that of the control group (p