Plasma beta-thromboglobulin in acute myocardial infarction with ventricular arrhythmias.
Patients with myocardial infarction, complicated by ventricular arrhythmias (Lown grade greater than or equal to 2), had higher (p less than 0.05) plasma beta-thromboglobulin level than that found in patients with uncomplicated infarction. This indicates higher platelet activation in the former group than in the latter. Such data provide rationale for clinical trial of antiplatelet drugs in cases of myocardial infarction complicated by severe arrhythmias.
Nieszpaur
M
M
Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Rzeszów, Poland.
Kuźniar
J
J
Michna
M
M
Furmaga
W
W
Spławińska
B
B
Stawiarski
M
M
Spławiński
J
J
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D015539:Platelet Activation / Q000502:physiology; D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin / Q000378:metabolism*
D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin