Research Article

The Exposure of Phosphatidylserine Influences Procoagulant Activity in Retinal Vein Occlusion by Microparticles, Blood Cells, and Endothelium

Table 1

Characteristics of control subjects and RVO patients.

BaselineControls ()RVO ()

Age (years)58.72 ± 9.2560.50 ± 10.25
Female sex, (%)15 (60)18 (72)
Body mass index (median (kg/m2))23 ± 1026 ± 13
Dyslipidemia, (%)9 (36)10 (40)
Hypertension, (%)10 (40)10 (40)
Smoking, (%)14 (56)15 (60)
Retinal vein neovascular05
Macular edema08
Visual acuity of involved eye, (%)
 ≤1/10017
 1/10 to ≤3/1087
 >3/10171
Chronic open-angle glaucoma00
Laboratory parameters
RBC count (109/l)4.23 ± 0.834.54 ± 0.46
WBC count (1012/l)5.60 ± 1.157.04 ± 2.89
Plt count (109/l)248.35 ± 50.32260.62 ± 87.03
D-D (mg/l)0.38 ± 0.140.46 ± 0.34
TT (s)17.48 ± 1.1318.12 ± 1.67
PT (s)10.83 ± 0.7011.09 ± 0.73
APTT (s)27.14 ± 3.4127.78 ± 5.50
Fib (g/l)2.75 ± 0.553.40 ± 0.38

versus controls. RVO: retinal vein occlusion. D-D: D-dimers; TT thrombin time; PT: procoagulant time; APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time; Fib: fibrinogen.