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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-29
pubmed:abstractText
Plasma viscosity, molecular markers of activated coagulation and fibrinolysis (fibrinopeptides A and B beta 15-42), coagulation factors (fibrinogen and factor VII) and antiplasmins were measured in 529 men aged 35-54 years and related to new angina pectoris (n = 117) and to coronary risk factors in controls without angina (n = 412). Five major risk factors (cigarette-smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol, triglyceride and body mass index) were each associated with increases in plasma viscosity, coagulation factors, and imbalance of coagulation over fibrinolysis (increased ratio of fibrinopeptide A/fibrinopeptide B beta 15-42). Increased viscosity and fibrinogen in smokers were partly reversed in ex-smokers, but the imbalance of coagulation and fibrinolysis persisted. Cholesterol and triglyceride were also associated with increased antiplasmin activity. In men with angina, only fibrinogen was elevated compared to controls. We suggest that increased plasma viscosity and an imbalance of coagulation over fibrinolysis may be mechanisms by which known risk factors promote arterial thrombosis, but are not present in stable angina.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0340-6245
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
339-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Relationships of plasma viscosity, coagulation and fibrinolysis to coronary risk factors and angina.
pubmed:affiliation
University Department of Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't