Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-29
pubmed:abstractText
Experimental evidences underline that hemorheological alterations observed in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are strictly involved in the decreased perfusion of the damaged area and in the extension of the necrotic regions. We have analyzed whole blood filterability as an index of erythrocyte deformability in 60 AMI patients compared with 30 patients with non-acute coronary artery disease and 52 healthy subjects. Nucleopore polycarbonate membranes with a pore diameter of 5 microm and a filtering pressure of -20 cm H2O were used. The results are expressed as the volume of whole blood filtered in 1 minute (index of filterability, IF). In normal subjects IF was 1.16 +/- 0.24. Among AMI patients IF was 0.70 +/- 0.30 at admission, 0.68 +/- 017 at day 10 and 0.78 +/- 0.14 at day 20. These values were significantly lower than those obtained in normal subjects and in patients with non-acute coronary artery disease. In addition, AMI patients treated with thrombolytic therapy showed, at admission, a significantly higher IF value than that obtained in patients who did not receive thrombolytic treatment (0.85 +/- 0.34 vs 0.60 +/- 0.22; p < 0.01). These results demonstrate an evident reduction of whole blood filterability in AMI patients that may be considered as an index of erythrocyte deformability. Thrombolytic therapy seems to have a positive effect on blood filterability and may produce beneficial effects through its therapeutical action other than the lysis of the coronary thrombus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1386-0291
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
153-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Acute Disease, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Blood Viscosity, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Diabetes Complications, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Erythrocyte Deformability, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Fibrinogen, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Fibrinolytic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Filtration, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Hyperlipidemias, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Hypertension, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Membranes, Artificial, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Myocardial Infarction, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Myocardial Ischemia, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Myocardium, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Necrosis, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Polycarboxylate Cement, pubmed-meshheading:10831065-Thrombolytic Therapy
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Modifications of whole blood filterability during acute myocardial infarction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, University of L'Aquila, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study