Abstract |
To examine the associations of three understudied hemostatic factors-- D-dimer, factor VIII(c), and plasmin- antiplasmin ( PAP) complex--with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all cause mortality in the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis cohort. Hemostatic factors were measured at baseline in 45-84-year-old patients (n = 6,391) who were free of clinically recognized CVD. Over 4.6 years of follow-up, we identified 307 CVD events, 207 hard coronary heart disease events, and 210 deaths. D-dimer, factor VIII(c), and PAP were not associated with CVD incidence after adjustment for other risk factors. In contrast, each factor was associated positively with total mortality, and D-dimer and factor VIII(c) were associated positively with cancer mortality. When modeled as ordinal variables and adjusted for risk factors, total mortality was greater by 33% (95% CI 15-54) for each quartile increment of D-dimer, 26% (11-44) for factor VIIIc, and 20% (4-38) for PAP. This prospective cohort study did not find D-dimer, factor VIII(c), or PAP to be risk factors for CVD. Instead, elevated levels of these three hemostatic factors were associated independently with increased risk of death. Elevated D-dimer and factor VIII(c) were associated with increased cancer death.
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Authors | Aaron R Folsom, Joseph A C Delaney, Pamela L Lutsey, Neil A Zakai, Nancy S Jenny, Joseph F Polak, Mary Cushman, Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Investigators |
Journal | American journal of hematology
(Am J Hematol)
Vol. 84
Issue 6
Pg. 349-53
(Jun 2009)
ISSN: 1096-8652 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19472201
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
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Chemical References |
- Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
- alpha-2-Antiplasmin
- fibrin fragment D
- Factor VIII
- Calcium
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Topics |
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Calcium
(metabolism)
- Cardiovascular Diseases
(blood, mortality, pathology)
- Carotid Arteries
(metabolism, pathology)
- Cohort Studies
- Factor VIII
(metabolism)
- Female
- Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
(metabolism)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Tunica Media
(pathology)
- alpha-2-Antiplasmin
(metabolism)
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