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  • Title: Antithrombin III deficiency as a reflection of dynamic protein metabolism in patients undergoing vascular reconstruction.
    Author: Flinn WR, McDaniel MD, Yao JS, Fahey VA, Green D.
    Journal: J Vasc Surg; 1984 Nov; 1(6):888-95. PubMed ID: 6492312.
    Abstract:
    Antithrombin III (AT-III) deficiency has been associated with increased risk of venous and arterial thromboses and arterial graft failure. Deficiency of this circulating glycoprotein may be congenital; however, acquired deficiencies may develop in protein-losing or protein-wasting states. In the present study, AT-III levels of 108 patients undergoing vascular surgical procedures were determined preoperatively and at intervals (third, fifth, and seventh days) postoperatively. The mean AT-III level was then compared to the patient's protein status. The effect of reduced AT-III activity on early graft failure was also noted. A low preoperative AT-III level (less than 80%) was found in 16.3% of the patients studied. Among 83 patients with serum albumin levels greater than 3.0 gm/dl or transferrin levels greater than 180 mg/dl, reduced AT-III activity was present in only 10 (12%). In contrast, when serum albumin levels were less than 3.0 gm/dl, AT-III deficiency was found in 12 of 25 patients (48%) (p less than 0.01). Early thrombosis of a femorodistal graft occurred in 5 of 15 patients (33%) with reduced AT-III levels. When AT-III levels were normal, early bypass failure occurred in only 9 of 67 grafts (13.4%). However, this difference was not statistically significant. An additional 15 patients had sequential pre- and postoperative measurements (up to 3 weeks) of serum protein and AT-III levels to illustrate the relationship between the dynamics of protein metabolism and AT-III levels. There was a clear temporal relationship between albumin, transferrin, and AT-III levels.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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