High mean platelet volume in patients of ischemic stroke.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of high mean platelet volume in patients presenting with ischemic stroke at POF, hospital.
Methodology: Included were 90 individuals with ischemic stroke who were between the ages of 40 and 70. Patients with a history of serious trauma or surgery, leukemia/lymphoma or any hematological illness, anemia, iron supplementation, vitamin B12/folate insufficiency, or using supplements containing these nutrients, as well as those with a diagnosed can-cer and antiplatelet medications, were not included in the study. The institutional pathology laboratory then received a 5 ml blood sample from each patient to test their lipid profile and determine whether they had dyslipidemia.
Results: Mean age was 58.36 ± 8.36 years. The majority of the 53 patients (58.89%) were in the 56–70 age range. The male to female ratio was 1.3:1, with 51 (56.67%) of the 90 patients being men and 39 (43.33%) being women. 49 (54.44%) of the patients in our research who presented with ischemic stroke had a high mean platelet volume.
Conclusion: This study found that patients who arrive with ischemic stroke frequently had large mean platelet volumes.

Keywords: Mean platelet volume, Ischemic stroke, MPV, High MPV.