title: Predictive value of fibrinolytic factors in coronary heart disease.
abstract: An impaired fibrinolytic function, as evidenced by increased plasma concentrations of PAI-1, tPA antigen and tPA/PAI-1 complex, or a decreased capacity to release active tPA on exercise, is more common in individuals suffering from myocardial infarction. These factors, especially the tPA/PA-1 complex, also predict myocardial infarction in patients with manifest coronary heart disease, such as angina pectoris or a previous myocardial infarction. There is a highly statistically significant correlation between tPA/PAI-1 complex and both PAI-1 and tPA antigen. It is important to test these factors in prospective studies on healthy individuals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry and Blood Coagulation, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wiman
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006801:Humans; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator