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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental medicine2015

The effect of disease control on mean platelet volume and red blood cell distribution in patients with acromegaly.

Rifki Ucler, Mehmet Aslan, Murat Atmaca, Murat Alay, Esra Nur Ademoglu, Zehra Candan, Ismail Gulsen

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Article in International journal of clinical and experimental medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Altered mean platelet volume in patients with polymyositis and its association with disease severity.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2016
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Rifki UclerDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical Faculty, Yuzuncu Yil University Van, Turkey.
Mehmet AslanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty, Yuzuncu Yil University Van, Turkey.
Murat AtmacaDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical Faculty, Yuzuncu Yil University Van, Turkey.
Murat AlayDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical Faculty, Yuzuncu Yil University Van, Turkey.
Esra Nur AdemogluDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Bitlis State Hospital Bitlis, Turkey.
Zehra CandanDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Van Education and Research Hospital Van, Turkey.
Ismail GulsenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Yuzuncu Yil University Van, Turkey.
Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSeveral studies have shown increased atherogenic risk factors and biomarkers of inflammation and atherosclerosis in association with growth hormone excess. Mean platelet volume (MPV) and red blood cell distribution (RDW) are currently gaining interest as new independent cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of disease control on MPV and RDW in acromegaly patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe retrospectively enrolled 36 acromegaly patients (23 males, 13 females; mean age 41.94 ± 11.55). Patients were divided into two groups: disease controlled by surgical treatment alone (group A) or by somatostatin analog (SSA) therapy (group B). MPV and RDW measurements were evaluated during active and inactive disease periods in the two groups.

resultsThere were statistically significant increases in MPV and RDW in patients receiving SSA therapy (P = 0.012 and P = 0.020, respectively). The differences in MPV and RDW changes in patients receiving surgical treatment alone were not statistically significant (P=0.364 and P=0.339, respectively).

conclusionsThis is the first report on the evaluated the effect of disease control on MPV and RDW in acromegaly patients. Our study results showed that MPV and RDW measurements are significantly increased in acromegaly patients with disease controlled by SSA therapy. Therefore, acromegalic patients treated with SSAs may have increased cardiovascular risk based on an increase in MPV and RDW.

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Acromegalycardiovascular riskinflammationsomatostatin

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PMID26131204
PMCPMC4483805
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