Plasma levels of fibrin fragments in men with myocardial infarction.
Degradation products of cross-linked fibrin were measured in the plasma of 30 men who had been discharged from hospital following a myocardial infarct and in 30 age-matched controls selected from a general practice list. Levels were significantly higher in cases than controls, and the direction of the differences was highly consistent in case control pairs. These findings may represent increased thrombogenesis, increased fibrinolysis, or both, in persons who have suffered myocardial infarction.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000032:analysis*; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products