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Comparative Study
. 2004 Feb 15;93(4):410-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.033.

Comparison of coronary artery specific leukocyte-platelet conjugate formation in unstable versus stable angina pectoris

Parag B Patel  1 , Steven E Pfau, Michael W Cleman, Joseph J Brennan, Christopher Howes, Michael Remetz, Henry S Cabin, John F Setaro, Henry M Rinder
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Comparative Study

Comparison of coronary artery specific leukocyte-platelet conjugate formation in unstable versus stable angina pectoris

Parag B Patel et al. Am J Cardiol. .

Abstract

This study evaluates transcoronary changes in neutrophil and platelet activation and conjugate formation in patients with angina pectoris secondary to coronary artery disease. We examined parameters of neutrophil and platelet activation as well as the neutrophil-platelet conjugate formation in patients who underwent diagnostic coronary angiography. Thirty-nine patients with chest pain referred for cardiac catheterization were studied (23 patients with unstable angina pectoris [UAP] and 16 with stable angina pectoris [SAP]). Before coronary angiography, blood samples were obtained simultaneously from the aortic root and coronary sinus to assess leukocyte (CD11b) and platelet (CD62P) activation and leukocyte-platelet conjugates. There was a 94% increase in CD62-expressing platelets from the aorta to the coronary sinus in patients with UAP compared with a 49% increase in patients with SAP. The percentage of neutrophil-platelet conjugates increased by 22% in patients with UAP compared with a 16% decrease in those with SAP (p <0.01). In contrast, monocyte-platelet binding across the coronary bed increased to a similar degree in both groups. This study demonstrates an increase in neutrophil-platelet conjugates across the coronary circulation in UAP, compatible with a higher activation state in both cell types.

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