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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
In 14 consecutive patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass for coronary bypass surgery the time course of coagulation and fibrinolysis markers were measured, e. g. plasma levels of thrombin-antithrombin III (TAT) complexes, cross-linked fibrin degradation products (XIFDP) and plasmin-alpha 2-antiplasmin complexes (PAP). TAT levels exceeded the 90% baseline percentile already during CPB (after opening of aortic clamp) in 10 patients, whereas PAP and XIFDP exceeded their 90% percentile in only one patient at this time. Concerning fibrinolysis markers PAP and XIFDP the majority of patients showed elevations higher than their 90% baseline percentile only 1 h postoperation. Correlation analysis revealed significant dependencies between TAT levels during and at the end of CPB and PAP levels 1 h postoperation (R = 0.55 and R = 0.56 respectively). Furthermore, 1 h postoperation XIFDP levels were significantly correlated with both TAT and PAP. Peak XIFDP levels at the same time correlated with blood loss via thoracic drains (R = 0.56). Thus, we suggest that hyperfibrinolysis in patients undergoing CPB is at least partly due to hypercoagulation. Clinically, this may implicate that intensified anticoagulation could prevent hyperfibrinolysis and reduce postoperative blood loss.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0340-6245
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
68
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
250-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Early activation of hemostasis during cardiopulmonary bypass: evidence for thrombin mediated hyperfibrinolysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine II, University of Vienna, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study