Platelet size has been demonstrated to reflect platelet activity and seems to be a useful
predictive and prognostic biomarker of cardiovascular events. It is associated with a variety …

The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) has emerged as an informative marker revealing
shifts in platelet and lymphocyte counts due to acute inflammatory and prothrombotic states …

Introduction Emerging evidence points to an association between severe clinical
presentation of COVID-19 and increased risk of thromboembolism. One-third of patients …

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has affected over 30 million globally to date …

Objective: Although there have been extensive investigations on neutrophil to lymphocyte
ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and mean platelet volume (MPV) in many …

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory joint diseases (IJDs) have an
increased risk of premature death compared with the general population, mainly because of …

A full blood count is a routine, inexpensive and easy test that provides information about
formed blood contents. The platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) is a novel inflammatory marker …

Platelets have long been known to play important roles beyond hemostasis and thrombosis.
Now recognized as a bona fide mediator of malignant disease, platelets influence various …

Although inflammation-induced thrombosis is a well-known entity, its pathogenesis remains
complicated. There are complex interactions between inflammation and hemostasis …

Platelet size correlates with platelet activity and can be assessed by platelet volume indices
(PVI). The PVI, mean platelet volume (MPV), is universally available with routine blood …