Journal article
Plasma Urokinase Antigen and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Antigen Levels Predict Angiographic Coronary Restenosis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The fibrinolytic system is intimately involved in several processes that contribute to restenosis, including clot dissolution, cell migration, and tissue remodeling. However, the role of the individual activators (urokinase [uPA] and tissue plasminogen [tPA] activators) and inhibitors (plasminogen activator inhibitor [PAI-1]) of the fibrinolytic system in maintaining patency after coronary artery angioplasty and stenting is unclear.
Authors
Strauss BH; Lau HK; Bowman KA; Sparkes J; Chisholm RJ; Garvey MB; Fenkell LL; Natarajan MK; Singh I; Teitel JM
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 100, No. 15, pp. 1616–1622
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
October 12, 1999
DOI
10.1161/01.cir.100.15.1616
ISSN
0009-7322