Impaired spontaneous thrombolytic activity in elderly and in habitual smokers, as measured by a new global thrombosis test
- 1 December 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis
- Vol. 14 (8), 781-784
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00001721-200312000-00016
Abstract
We used a new test (the Görög Thrombosis Test) for assessing the effect of aging, smoking and exercise habits on the overall thrombotic status including platelet reactivity and spontaneous thrombolytic activity of 30 healthy young males (mean, 21.1 +/- 0.4 years) and 34 elderly males (64.5 +/- 1.1 years). The occlusion time (OT) and the lysis time (LT) were measured from a single native blood sample. The OT is an index of platelet activation and subsequent occlusive thrombus formation by high shear stress, while the LT is an index of the resumption of blood flow due to thrombolysis. The LTs in the elderly group were significantly longer than in the young group (P < 0.001). The LTs of elderly smokers were significantly longer than those of non-smokers (P < 0.001). Exercise did not affect the LT significantly. Platelet reactivity to shear stress (OT) was not affected either by aging, smoking or exercise habits. Suppressed spontaneous thrombolytic activity in elderly males and smokers could be a mechanism of acute thrombotic events in these people.Keywords
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