Abstract
A 2-hour infusion of the direct thrombin inhibitor hirudin at the time of balloon angioplasty limits restenosis in the focally atherosclerotic rabbit. Although short-term administration of hirudin may have a prolonged biological effect, the effect of hirudin on vessel thrombin activity has not been previously studied in an animal model of angioplasty. We hypothesized that a short intravenous infusion of hirudin would result in prolonged inhibition of arterial wall-associated thrombin activity (ATA) after angioplasty. Sixty-one rabbits received recombinant hirudin (r-hirudin)(1 mg/kg bolus plus 1 mg x kg(-1) x h(-1)x2hours) or bolus heparin (controls, 150 U/kg) intravenously at the time of femoral balloon angioplasty. ATA was measured through exposure of arterial segments ex vivo to fibrinogen and conducting an assay for fibrinopeptide A (FPA). ATA was low in nonballooned, atherosclerotic vessels (FPA=0.5+/-0.3 ng x mL(-1) x mg(-1)) but increased significantly at 24 hours after angioplasty in the heparin group (3.7+/-0.9 ng x mL(-1) x mg(-1), P<.01 versus baseline, n=9) but not in the hirudin group (FPA = 1.4+/-0.3; P=NS versus baseline, P<.02 versus heparin controls, n=8). The time course of ATA after angioplasty was assessed i...Continue Reading
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