The aim of the study is to determine Red blood cell distribution width to platelet count ratio as a predictor of cardiovascular complications in CKD patients

comparative study between RDW to Platlet count ratio in CKD patients without cardiovascular complications and CKD patients with cardiovascular complications

• Inclusion Criteria:

  • CKD Patients and patients receive dialysis >18 years old

• Exclusion Criteria:

  • Serious complications of any other organs
  • patients who had previously undergone kidney transplantation .
  • CKD patients with history of previous CVD
  • patients with an infection, blood transfusion or receiving immunosuppressive drugs, as this may have affected the inflammatory response within the 3 months
  • patients who were pregnant
  • patients with chronic hematological disease
  • patient<18 years

CKD Patients and patients receive dialysis admitted to Sohag University hospital at period of admission 18 years or older.