Platelet indices as markers of inflammation in systemic sclerosis patients: Relation to vascular endothelial growth factor and flow mediated dilatation

Aim of the work: To evaluate platelet indices in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients and identify their clinical significance as novel inflammatory biomarkers in correlation to markers of endothelial dysfunction: vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and flow mediated dilatation (FMD). Patients an...

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Main Authors: Soha Eldessouki Ibrahim, Caroline S. Morad, Naglaa Farouk, Amir Louis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatologist
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110116417301345