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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
Alteration of the fibrinolytic system is considered to be important in the development of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Using specific assays for tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) activity, t-PA inhibitor (PAI) and t-PA antigen, we measured these activities in 16 women who developed DVT during their pregnancies. A group of 24 healthy females of comparable age was studied as controls. PAI was increased in 87% of these patients compared to the healthy controls. In some of these patients a defect in release of t-PA from vascular endothelium was found as well. The site at which blood was sampled for analysis appeared to be an important criterion in the ex vivo assessment of functional t-PA reserve and PAI levels, though relatively less so for the latter measurement. The unaffected lower limbs, relative to the unaffected upper limbs, showed an increase in PAI and a demonstrable decrease in t-PA release, both representing increased risk factors for rethrombosis. The affected lower limbs showed similar but more accentuated changes in these parameters.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0340-6245
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
50-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Altered fibrinolysis in DVT: influence of site of sampling.
pubmed:affiliation
Haematology Division, National University Hospital, Singapore.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't