[Role of the hemostatic system in pathogenesis of atherosclerosis as the main etiology of coronary ischemia] [corrected].

Abstract

Coronary artery disease is a leading cause of mortality in highly developed societies. This occurs in spite of growing therapeutic opportunities. Atherosclerosis begins as a functional or/and structural damage of endothelium, which in turn causes its discontinuation and impairs humoral and secreting function. Haemostasis plays an important role in the progression of atherosclerosis and development of cardiac complications--acute coronary syndromes. Research still continues to determine precisely role of each of haemostasis disorders in increased risk of coronary artery disease and its complications. The aim of this paper is to review the literature data concerning haemostatic risk factors and their role of development of coronary artery disease. Fibrinogen, thrombocytes, factor VII, factor VIII, von Willebrand factor (vWF), thrombomodulin (TM), plasminogen activator inhibitor--type 1 (PAI-1), tissue-plasminogen activator (t-PA) and other haemostatic factors, were described as more or less helpful in estimation of risk of occurrence of coronary artery disease and its cardiovascular complications. Only some of the described hematologic factors were verified so far in large prospective studies, and were recognized as independent risk factors of cardiovascular diseases.

• Authors: Piotr Lisowski, Jolanta Małyszko, Anna Lisowska, Bronisław Czech, Michał Myśliwiec, Ryszard Jackowski, Tomasz Hirnle
• Journal: Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego (Pol Merkur Lekarski) Vol. 16 Issue 95 Pg. 465-7 (May 2004) ISSN: 1426-9686 [Print] Poland
• Vernacular Title: Rola układu hemostazy w patogenezie głównej przyczyny choroby niedokrwiennej serca w patogenezie miazdzycy [corrected]
• PMID: 15518428 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Blood Coagulation Factors
• Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
• Thrombomodulin
• von Willebrand Factor
• Factor VII
• Factor VIII
• Fibrinogen
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Topics

• Arteriosclerosis (blood, complications)
• Blood Coagulation
• Blood Coagulation Factors (metabolism)
• Blood Platelets (metabolism)
• Factor VII (metabolism)
• Factor VIII (metabolism)
• Fibrinogen (metabolism)
• Hemostasis
• Humans
• Myocardial Ischemia (blood, etiology)
• Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 (blood)
• Prospective Studies
• Risk Factors
• Thrombomodulin (metabolism)
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (blood)
• von Willebrand Factor (metabolism)