Tissue factor-induced Thrombin Generation in the Fasting and Postprandial State among Elderly Survivors of Myocardial Infarction |
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Authors: | Samira Lekhal |
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Institution: | Center for Atherothrombotic Research in Tromsø (CART), Department of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway |
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Abstract: | IntroductionTissue factor (TF)-induced thrombin generation (TG) ex vivo has been suggested to be an important method to assess thrombotic risk. No studies have investigated the impact of postprandial lipemia on TF-induced TG. Since myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with elevated postprandial levels of triglycerides, we hypothesized a differential impact of postprandial lipemia on coagulation activation in MI-patients and healthy controls.Material and MethodsElderly survivors of acute MI (n = 44) and healthy age-and sex matched controls (n = 43) underwent a fat tolerance test (1 gram per kg body weight) to assess coagulation activation during postprandial lipemia.ResultsThe incremental area under the curve (AUCi) for serum triglycerides was higher in MI-patients than in healthy age-and sex matched controls (5.64 ± 0.52 mmol/L?h and 3.94 ± 0.39 mmol/L?h, p = 0.012) during the postprandial phase. Subsequent endogenous activation of coagulation, assessed by FVIIa and thrombin generation (F1 + 2), was similar among groups and not related to levels of triglycerides during the postprandial phase. Healthy individuals had a gradual decline in TF-induced thrombin generation ex vivo, assessed by endogenous thrombin potential (ETP) (AUCi = - 542.4 ± 71.4 nM?min?h, p < 0.001), whereas MI-patients retained their ETP (AUCi = 127.4 ± 89.0 nM?min?h, p = 0.47) in plasma during the postprandial phase (p for group difference = 0.005).ConclusionsMI-patients had elevated postprandial lipemia and retained their ability for TF-induced TG in plasma ex vivo in the postprandial phase, whereas the capacity gradually decreased in healthy individuals. Further studies are warranted to reveal underlying mechanism(s) and clinical implications. |
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Keywords: | Myocardial infarction Postprandial lipemia Coagulation activation Prothrombin fragment 1 + 2 Endogenous thrombin potential (ETP) |
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