title: [A study of platelet activation following coronary angioplasty. Effect on acute occlusion and restenosis].
abstract: The development of monoclonal anti-platelet antibodies to activation-dependent epitopes has made possible the study of the appearance of activated platelets in the blood by cytometry. This was undertaken in 35 patients undergoing coronary angioplasty. Blood was sampled through the femoral venous catheter introducer before the procedure, at 3 minutes and 3, 24 and 48 hours after angioplasty. Systematic coronary angiography was performed at about 6 months and vessel diameters were quantified by a digitised technique. In general, platelet activation was not observed before angioplasty or in the first hours following the procedure. On the other hand, a significant number of activated platelets was observed secondarily : 7 +/- 7.3% at the 24th hour and 6.8 +/- 5.9% at the 48th hour. There was a significant correlation between the level of platelet activation before angioplasty and that at the 24th hour (r = 0.52, p = 0.01). There was a tendency to more activated circulating platelets before and 24 hours after angioplasty in patients with acute occlusion. The correlation coefficient between the level of activated platelets 24 hours after angioplasty and progression of stenosis at 6 months was not statistically significant (r = 0.29). Therefore, the authors demonstrated platelet activation, which was sometimes considerable, inconstantly in circulating venous blood of patients with angina 24 hours after coronary angioplasty despite treatment with aspirin. Activated platelets may play a role in constituting acute occlusion by thrombosis but their detection was not predictive of restenosis.
authors.affiliation: Unité de soins intensifs, Hôpital cardiologique, Pessac.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Durrieu-Jaïs
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Macchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bihour
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coste
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Besse
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nurden
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Nurden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015539:Platelet Activation; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012008:Recurrence; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins
vernacular_title: Etude de l'activation plaquettaire après angioplastie coronaire. Influence sur l'occlusion aiguë et la resténose.