title: Effects of lipoprotein(a) on thrombolysis.
abstract: Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) and plasminogen share a high degree of structural homology. Therefore it has been suggested that elevated levels of Lp(a) may inhibit the profibrinolytic activity at the cell surface and increase the risk of thrombosis by competitive inhibition of plasminogen. In the present study we evaluated whether high levels of Lp(a) affect thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Forty-one patients with acute myocardial infarction were treated with a combination of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator and human single-chain urokinase-type plasminogen activator. Coronary patency was assessed angiographically 90 min after initiation of treatment. Thrombolysis was successful in 30 and unsuccessful in 11 patients. Patients with high Lp(a) levels (> 25 mg/dl) (n = 9) responded equally well to thrombolytic therapy (8 of 9, patency 89%) as did patients with normal or low levels of Lp(a) (22 of 32, patency 70%, difference P > 0.1). The results demonstrate that high levels of Lp(a) do not influence thrombolysis in patients with acute myocardial infarction when low-dose pharmacologic concentrations of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator and human single chain urokinase-type plasminogen activator are applied in combination.
authors.affiliation: University of Heidelberg, Department of Cardiology, Germany.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: von Hodenberg
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pestel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kreuzer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Freitag
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bode
mesh_terms: D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000378:metabolism; D005342:Fibrinolysis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D017270:Lipoprotein(a) / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010958:Plasminogen / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000979:alpha-2-Antiplasmin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017270:Lipoprotein(a); D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000979:alpha-2-Antiplasmin; D005340:Fibrinogen; D010958:Plasminogen; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator