Abstract
Aim: Thrombocytes play a key role in atherosclerosis and acute vascular events. The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet counts as well as other hematological parameters and biodegradable stent re-stenosis.Methods: 53 patients who underwent percutaneous biodegradable peripheral stent placement procedure were included in this retrospective cohort study. Blood samples were collected a day before the operation. Patients were followed for a mean of 6 months and Doppler ultrasonography (DUSG) was performed for control examination. According to the DUSG results, patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 included patients with ≥50% in-stent re-stenosis and Group 2, with <50% in-stent re-stenosis. Results: The mean age of the patients was 58.1 (6.7) years. 6 (11.3%) patients were female and 47 (88.7%) patients were male. Eight (15%) had iliac artery and 45 (84.9%) had superficial femoral artery stenosis. Doppler US reports showed that 11 (20.8%) patients had ≥50% in-stent re-stenosis (Group 1). Re-stenosis rates were higher at younger ages (P=0.020). There was no statistically difference between the groups in terms of gender (P=0.636), MPV (P=0.210), PLT counts (P=0.129) or any other hematologic parameters.Conclusion: Several studies have shown that some blood parameters, especially MPV, are effective on coronary and peripheral stent stenosis. In our study, we found that none of the hematologic or common blood parameters can predict biodegradable stents re-stenosis.
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