Left ventricular function and coagulation activity in healed myocardial infarction

The American Journal of Cardiology
K YamamotoK Shimada

Abstract

We investigated the plasma levels of molecular markers for the thrombotic and fibrinolytic status in patients with healed myocardial infarction to determine the relation between left ventricular (LV) function and coagulation activity. Our findings demonstrated that the coagulation activity was increased in patients with healed myocardial infarction along with LV dysfunction, suggesting that anticoagulant therapy is considered in patients with severe LV dysfunction to prevent systemic thromboembolism.

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Sep 10, 2003·Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis : an International Journal in Haemostasis and Thrombosis·Bernard S P ChinGregory Y H Lip

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