title: The relation between platelet reactivity and coronary angiographic findings in young female survivors of acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: In 31 women who had survived their first acute myocardial infarction (MI) studies of platelet reactivity were related to coronary angiographic findings. The results were compared to those obtained from 38 age-matched control women. According to the cardioangiographic findings the group of MI was subdivided into: 9 patients with 1-vessel disease (VD), 10 patients with 2-VD, and 5 patients with 3-VD; 7 subjects did not reveal significant coronary stenosis. When each of these 4 subgroups of MI-patients were compared with the control material significant difference with respect to PF4 was found only for subjects with 1-VD (20.0 +/- 4.8 vs. 10.3 +/- 0.6 ng/ml). As regards BTG the difference was significant for 1-VD and 2-VD patients (69 +/- 12 and 59 +/- 3, respectively vs. 40 +/- 2 ng/ml). The cumulative frequency for secondary aggregation differed only as regards 1-VD patients (78 vs 40%).
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D000790:Angiocardiography; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010978:Platelet Factor 4 / Q000032:analysis; D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin; D010978:Platelet Factor 4; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate