PLATELET AGGREGATION STUDIES IN DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

Authors

  • TAHIRA TASNEEM Postgraduate Medical Institute Lahore
  • SEEMA MAZHAR Postgraduate Medical Institute Lahore
  • ZAFAR IQBAL Postgraduate Medical Institute Lahore
  • Arif Hussain Postgraduate Medical Institute Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2002.9.01.5362

Abstract

Platelets have been implicated in the genesis of vascular complications of diabetes mellitus. This is shown by
platelet hyperaggregability in diabetic subjects. We studied the platelet aggregation pattern in 200 diabetic subjects.
100 with diabetic retinopathy and 100 without retinopathy. Platelet aggregation was found to be enhanced in all 200
subjects studied. ADP, epinephrine, collagen and arachidonic acid were used as agonists to induce platelet
aggregation. The results were compared with 50 healthy age, sex matched non diabetic controls. We did not find any
significant difference between the platelet aggregation of diabetic patients with and without diabetic retinopathy.

Author Biography

TAHIRA TASNEEM, Postgraduate Medical Institute Lahore

Associate Professor of Pathology

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Published

2002-03-25

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 01 (2002): Vol 09 No 01

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