[State of lipid metabolism, platelet aggregation and microcirculation in patients with angina pectoris during plasmapheresis treatment].

Abstract

The paper presents the changes found in the lipid spectrum in 48, platelet aggregation in 23 and microcirculation in 35 patients with coronary heart disease after plasmapheresis. In patients with Functional Classes III and IV angina, repeated procedures of plasmapheresis were found to result in a clinical improvement of its course in 92% of the patients and in conversion to a lower functional class of angina in 71%. Massive plasmapheresis performed by the developed methods caused a significant improvement in the lipid spectrum, blood rheology, and microcirculation, which persisted for 1 to 6 months after plasmapheresis in relation to the type of hyperlipoproteinemia.

• Authors: L L Kirichenko, S S Lekokhmakher, A K Popunova, V V Smirnov, A K Narynskiĭ
• Journal: Kardiologiia (Kardiologiia) Vol. 30 Issue 8 Pg. 10-4 (Aug 1990) ISSN: 0022-9040 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Sostoianie lipidnogo obmena, agregatsii trombotsitov i mikrotsirkuliatsii u bol'nykh so stenokardieĭ v protsesse lecheniia plazmaferezom.
• PMID: 2255131 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Lipids
• Triglycerides
• Cholesterol

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Angina Pectoris (blood, metabolism, therapy)
• Angina, Unstable (blood, metabolism, therapy)
• Cholesterol (blood)
• Humans
• Lipid Metabolism
• Lipids (blood)
• Microcirculation
• Middle Aged
• Plasmapheresis
• Platelet Aggregation
• Triglycerides (blood)