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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-12
pubmed:abstractText
Although antiplatelet therapy with a specific inhibitor of phosphodiesterase-3 cilostazol improves stent patency compared with use of aspirin (ASA) alone, the specific role of cilostazol on platelet aggregation in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is less well understood. Thirty-six patients with AMI who were successfully treated with primary angioplasty were randomized to 3 antiplatelet regimens: ASA alone (n = 12), ASA + ticlopidine (n = 12), and ASA + cilostazol (n = 12). We measured shear stress-induced platelet aggregation (SIPA) using a modified cone-plate viscometer on admission and on day 7, and evaluated the inhibitory effects of combination therapy with ASA + cilostazol on SIPA. Compared with cases of stable coronary artery disease, significant increases in SIPA and plasma von Willebrand factor activity were observed in patients with AMI before they received antiplatelet therapy. On day 7 after primary angioplasty, ASA did not inhibit SIPA (65 +/- 15% vs 57 +/- 11%, p = 0.086), whereas both combination therapies of ASA + ticlopidine and ASA + cilostazol significantly inhibited SIPA in patients with AMI (ASA + ticlopidine: 61 +/- 15% vs 45 +/- 13%, p <0. 0001; ASA + cilostazol: 64 +/- 14% vs 43 +/- 9%, p <0.005). There was a significant correlation of SIPA with adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-induced platelet aggregation (r = 0.412, p = 0.003) and with plasma von Willebrand factor activity (r = 0.461, p = 0.0008). These data suggest that patients with AMI have increased platelet aggregability in response to high shear stress. Combined antiplatelet therapy with ASA + cilostazol appears to be as effective as therapy with ASA + ticlopidine for reducing SIPA in patients with AMI who are undergoing primary angioplasty.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0002-9149
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1054-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased platelet aggregability in response to shear stress in acute myocardial infarction and its inhibition by combined therapy with aspirin and cilostazol after coronary intervention.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't