title: A low dose of aspirin (75 mg/day) lowers thrombin generation to a similar extent as a high dose of aspirin (300 mg/day).
abstract: This randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study was performed to assess the effect of 1-week treatment with 75 and 300 mg aspirin on thrombin generation. Eighteen healthy men, aged 20-25 years, entered the study. After 1 week of aspirin treatment with a daily dose of 75 mg, bleeding time became prolonged by 102 s (P = 0.02), and it was prolonged by 165 s with 300 mg (P = 0.0005). None of the doses of aspirin affected peripheral blood concentrations of prothrombin fragment 1+2 and fibrinopeptide A. At the site of microvascular injury, 75 mg aspirin led to a marked, about 60%, reduction in the total amount of thrombin generated (P = 0.04). A similar decrease was observed after 7-day treatment with 300 mg aspirin (P = 0.009). We conclude that the thrombin-lowering action of aspirin in the range between 75 and 300 mg daily given for 7 days is not dose dependent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Undas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Undas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Musiał
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szczeklik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001760:Bleeding Time; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D013917:Thrombin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D013917:Thrombin; D001241:Aspirin