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  • Title: Fibrinolytic activity is not dependent upon exercise mode in post-myocardial infarction patients.
    Author: Fernhall B, Szymanski LM, Gorman PA, Milani J, Paup DC, Kessler CM.
    Journal: Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol; 1998 Aug; 78(3):247-52. PubMed ID: 9721004.
    Abstract:
    In this study we investigated possible differences in fibrinolytic activity in cardiac patients while they performed treadmill and cycle ergometry. Thirteen post-myocardial infarction patients completed two maximal exercise tests on treadmill and cycle ergometers. Blood was collected before and after each exercise test and was analyzed for the fibrinolytic variables, tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) activity, and lactate. Maximal oxygen uptake, heart rate, and ventilation were greater (P < 0.05) on the treadmill than during cycle ergometry, however, blood lactate was similar between modes. t-PA activity significantly increased with exercise (P < 0.05) and there was a trend toward a reduction in PAI-1 activity with exercise, but this did not reach statistical significance. The fibrinolytic responses to maximal exercise did not differ between the two modes of exercise studied. Therefore, exercise intensity, but not the mode of exercise, appeared to be the primary determinant of the fibrinolytic response to acute exercise in these patients.
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