title: Blood platelet activity in men with vasculogenic erectile dysfunction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to investigate the platelet activity in patients with vasculogenic erectile dysfunction (ED).
  
  
  METHODS
  The total blood count, including hemoglobin (Hgb), white blood cell (WBC), red blood cell (RBC), platelet (PLT) and mean platelet volume (MPV) parameters were measured in the patient (n = 70) and control groups (n = 50).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average age was 48.1 ± 11.7 and 47.6 ± 12.3 in the patient and control groups (p = 0.8217), respectively. MPV was higher in the patient group and there was a statistically significant difference between two groups (11.27 ± 0.56 and 9.8 ± 0.91, p &lt; 0.0001). PLT counts were lower in the patient group but there was not a statistically significant difference (196.23 ± 37.01 and 209.07 ± 36.71, p = 0.0626). In terms of haemoglobin, WBC and RBC values, there was no difference in the patient and control groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Finding high MPV, which reflects the platelet activity, in the patient group shows that platelets also have a role in the VED etiopathogenesis. In the case of the confirmation of this result with additional studies, the efficiency of anti-platelet therapy in the vasculogenic ED should also be researched.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Medipol University, School of Medicine, Department of Urology, Istanbul. zbayraktar@medipol.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Zeki
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bayraktar
authors.forename: Selami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Albayrak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D063847:Mean Platelet Volume; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins