Mean Platelet Volume in Women with Gestational Diabetes
Articles > Article · 2016
Authors: Aygül ÇELTİK, Baris Akinci, Tevfik Demir
TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2016, vol 20, pp 48-53
DOI: 10.4274/tjem.3482
Summary
Purpose: Mean platelet volume (MPV) is an indicator of platelet activation which plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study was to compare MPV values in patients with previous gestational diabetes (pGDM), who have different degrees of carbohydrate intolerance with that in women without pGDM; and to retrospectively analyze MPV in these women during pregnancy.