Hemostatic markers in ischemic stroke of undetermined etiology

Ince B., Bayram C., Harmanci P., Ulutin T.

THROMBOSIS RESEARCH, cilt.96, sa.3, ss.169-174, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 96 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0049-3848(99)00097-3
  • Dergi Adı: THROMBOSIS RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.169-174
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

To evaluate the role of the coagulation and fibrinolysis abnormalities in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke of undetermined etiology, we assayed plasma concentration of fibrinopeptide-A and thrombin-antithrombin III complex, both sensitive markers for thrombin activation and fibrin formation, and D-dimer, a marker of plasmin activity and fibrinolysis, Hemostatic markers were measured in 32 patients with acute stroke and 20 patients with chronic stroke, and compared with 21 normal subjects. Fibrinopeptide-A and thrombin-antithrombin III complex levels were not elevated significantly, whereas the D-dimer level was markedly raised in acute (p<0.001) and chronic (p<0.05) phases of ischemic stroke in comparison with the control group. Prolonged elevation of D-dimer concentration suggests that hemostatic abnormalities have a primary role in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke. The measurement of D-dimer concentration may help to better decide the indications for therapy of the patients with ischemic stroke of undetermined etiology. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.