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  • Title: The role of type-1 plasminogen activator inhibitor in failure of thrombolytic therapy with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator.
    Author: Huber K, Beckmann R, Rauscha F, Probst P, Kaindl F, Binder BR.
    Journal: Z Kardiol; 1993; 82 Suppl 2():195-200. PubMed ID: 8328203.
    Abstract:
    We investigated the possible role of type-1 plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) on success or failure of thrombolytic therapy with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) in 10 responders and 10 non-responders with acute myocardial infarction and early initiation of therapy within 2 h of onset using the common infusion scheme (100 mg rt-PA over 3 h). We determined plasma levels of t-PA (activity and antigen) as well as PAI-1 (activity and antigen) in samples obtained before, during and after thrombolytic treatment and compared the course of each of those parameters between responders and non-responders to therapy. Success or failure of treatment was determined by a combination of noninvasive methods and proven by coronary angiography within 5 days of initiation of thrombolysis. Thirty, 60, 90, and 120 min after initiation of rt-PA infusion, specific t-PA activities in plasma of responders were 0.62, 0.63, 0.62, and 0.57 (IU/ng/ml), respectively, as compared to 0.42, 0.42, 0.40, and 0.32 (IU/ng/ml) in nonresponders (p < 0.001). Between 4 and 8 h after initiation of therapy, a time span known to be critical for thrombotic reocclusion, specific activities were still significantly elevated in responders as compared to non-responders (p < 0.01). PAI-1 activity levels, which were not detectable during rt-PA infusion in either group, recovered to pre-treatment values 2 h earlier in non-responders.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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