电阻抗法在急性冠脉综合征患者中的应用

目的:探讨电阻抗法测定血小板聚集功能在冠心病患者中的应用。方法:通过电阻抗法对486名急性冠脉综合征的患者检测,所有患者分别于服药前和服药后第4天抽取肘静脉血,采血后1小时内用全血阻抗法测定三磷酸腺苷(ADP)和花生四烯酸(AA)诱导的血小板聚集率;其中50例患者出现氯吡格雷抵抗,28例患者出现阿司匹林抵抗。结果:通过电阻抗法测定的抗血小板药物抵抗的发生率(10.29%)与文献报道的一致;在原来抗血小板药物基础增加西洛他唑或者增加氯吡格雷的剂量都能明显改善血小板药物抵抗,随着服药时间的增加血小板药物抵抗呈下降趋势;大剂量氯吡格雷组相比西洛他唑组在改善氯吡格雷抵抗更明显,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:电阻抗法测定血小板聚集功能方便快捷、安全可靠,更方便指导临床用药。     

血小板膜糖蛋白(GP)Ⅲa PLA、Ⅰa807C/T 基因多态性与阿司匹林 抵抗的相关性研究

目的:探讨青岛地区汉族人群阿司匹林抵抗与血小板膜糖蛋白GPⅢaPLA、Ⅰ a807C/T基因多态性之间的关系.方法:筛选150例动脉粥样硬化患者服用阿司匹林(100mg/d)至少14d以上,根据血小板聚集功能测定将其分为阿司匹林抵抗(AR)组、阿司匹林半抵抗(ASR)组,阿司匹林敏感(AS)组.用PCR-RFLP法确定各组GPⅢaPLA、GP Ⅰa 807C/T基因型.结果:仅于ASR组检出1例PLA1/A2基因型,其余均为PLA1/A1基因型,未发现PLA2/A2基因型,差异无统计学意义(P＞0.005);GP Ⅰ a807C/T基因位点AR组、ASR组的T等位基因频率均显著高于AS组,有统计学意义(P＜0.005).结论:GPⅢaPLA2基因可能不是阿司匹林抵抗的遗传危险因素.而GP Ⅰ a 807C/T基因位点的T等位基因与阿司匹林抵抗的发生相关联,可能是阿司匹林抵抗遗传易感因素.     

不同质子泵抑制剂对冠脉支架植入术后氯吡格雷联合阿司匹林抗血小板作用的研究

目的:通过比较奥美拉唑和泮托拉唑对冠状动脉支架术(PCI)后患者血小板功能指标和主要不良心血管事件与出血并发症发生情况,探讨不同质子泵抑制剂对PCI后氯吡格雷联合阿司匹林抗血小板作用的影响。方法:60例实施PCI后常规联合抗血小板治疗(氯吡格雷75mg/d+阿司匹林100mg/d)患者随机分为奥美拉唑组(40mg/d,20例),泮托拉唑组(40mg/d,20例)和对照组(20例),连续用药30d。分别在服药前1d及服药15d,30d用血栓弹力图检测ADP途径诱导的血小板抑制率值和比浊法检测ADP途径诱导的血小板最大聚集率(MPAR)。并观察30d各组主要不良心血管事件和出血并发症的发生情况。结果:①奥美拉唑组和泮托拉唑组与对照组相比,服药前1d及服药15d,30d用血栓弹力图检测的血小板抑制率和比浊法检测的血小板最大聚集率(MPAR)均无明显变化;奥美拉唑与泮托拉唑组间比较,差异也无统计学意义。服药15d,30d与服药前1d相比,每组血小板抑制率明显升高,血小板最大聚集率明显下降,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);但15d和30d相比较,差异无统计学意义。②三组比较心血管事件发生率相近,差异无统计学意义(P0.05);奥美拉唑组和泮托拉唑组比较,心血管事件发生率也无统计学差异(P0.05)。③与对照组比较,奥美拉唑组和泮托拉唑组胃肠道出血发生率均明显减少,有统计学意义(P0.05),但两服药组间比较,出血发生率无明显区别,差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:氯吡格雷联合阿司匹林具有增强血小板抑制,降低血小板凝聚的作用,而不同机制质子泵抑制剂奥美拉唑与泮托拉唑对PCI术后氯吡格雷联合阿司匹林抗血小板治疗患者的血小板功能无明显影响,不降低对心血管事件的预防效果,同时明显降低患者胃肠出血事件的发生率。     

不稳定型心绞痛和急性心肌梗死患者血小板指标及超敏C 反应蛋白变化

目的:探讨不稳定型心绞痛(unstable angina pectoris,UAP)、急性心肌梗死(acute myocardial infarction,AMI)患者血小板指标、超敏C反应蛋白(C-reactive protein,hs-CRP)水平变化及意义。方法:选取于我院进行治疗的急性冠脉综合征患者300例中UAP患者121例(UAP组),AMI患者179例(AMI组)。另选100例健康体检者作为对照组。300例急性冠脉综合征患者均口服阿司匹林进行治疗。服用阿司匹林7 d后比较各组血小板指标血小板聚集率、血小板膜糖蛋白CD62p、尿11-脱氢-血栓素B2(11-dehydro-Thromboxane,11-DH-TXB2)及hs-CRP水平变化,同时记录随访1年急性冠脉综合征患者心血管事件发生情况。结果:治疗后UAP组、AMI组二磷酸腺苷(adenosine diphosphate,ADP)及花生四烯酸(arochidonic acid,AA)诱导的血小板聚集率、11-DH-TXB2与对照组差异显著(P0.05),AMI组CD62p、hs-CRP水平均显著高于对照组(P0.05);随访1年,11-DH-TXB2水平≥1500 ng/g者心血管事件发生率为51.02%,11-DH-TXB2水平1500 ng/g者心血管事件发生率为22.28%,二者发生率差异显著(P0.05)。结论:血小板指标、hs-CRP检测对UAP、AMI具有临床意义。     

双联抗血小板治疗急性冠脉综合征临床疗效观察

目的:探讨双联抗血小板治疗急性冠脉综合征(ACS)的临床疗效和安全性。方法:60例ACS患者随机分为治疗组和对照组。对照组给予阿司匹林单抗血小板治疗,治疗组采用阿司匹林+氯吡格雷双联抗血小板治疗,治疗3个月后评价临床疗效。结果:治疗组临床疗效总有效率为93.3%,显著高于对照组(76.7%),相比较有显著性差异(P<0.05);治疗后,两组LVEF、CO、E/A显著上升,与治疗前比较均有显著性差异(P<0.05);且治疗组与对照组比较有显著性差异(P<0.05)。结论:阿司匹林和氯吡格雷双联抗血小板药物治疗ACS,可以强化对血小板聚集的抑制,并增强抗栓效果,值得临床应用。     

复方丹参滴丸联合阿司匹林对冠心病患者血小板聚集功能及血脂水平的影响

目的:探讨复方丹参滴丸联合阿司匹林对冠心病(CHD)患者血小板聚集功能及血脂水平的影响。方法:选取2011年10月到2016年12月在我院接受治疗的CHD患者320例作为本次研究对象,采用乱数表法将所有患者分为对照组和观察组各160例,两组患者均采用扩冠、抗凝和降压药物等常规内科治疗,在此基础上对照组给予阿司匹林治疗,观察组给予复方丹参滴丸联合阿司匹林治疗,两组均治疗6个月。对比两组临床疗效、甘油三酯(TG)、总胆固醇(TC)、低密度脂蛋白(LDL)及高密度脂蛋白(HDL)、血栓素B2(TXB2)水平,记录血小板最大聚集率(PAGM)及不良事件发生率。结果:治疗后观察组的总有效率为93.13%,显著高于对照组的68.75%(P0.05)。治疗6个月后观察组HDL水平高于治疗前和对照组,LDL、TC、TG水平低于治疗前和对照组(P0.05)。治疗6个月后两组患者PAGM、TXB2水平均有明显下降,且观察组PAGM、TXB2水平低于对照组(P0.05)。观察组不良事件发生率为2.50%,显著低于对照组的18.13%(P0.05)。结论:复方丹参滴丸与阿司匹林联合治疗CHD临床疗效较好,可以有效抑制血小板凝聚,调节血脂,降低不良事件发生率,值得在临床上推广。     

氯吡格雷联合阿司匹林治疗老年冠心病的临床疗效观察

目的:探讨氯吡格雷联合阿司匹林治疗老年冠心病(CHD)的临床疗效和安全性。方法:60例老年CHD患者随机分为治疗组和对照组。对照组采用阿司匹林治疗,治疗组采用氯吡格雷联合阿司匹林治疗,治疗4周后观察血小板聚集率(PAG)和凝血功能。结果:治疗4周后,治疗组PAG显著下降,APTT显著上升,与治疗前和对照组比较均有显著性差异(P<0.05);两组治疗前后PT、PA变化差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。两组均未出现不良反应。结论:阿斯匹林联合氯吡格雷治疗老年CHD患者,较单用阿斯匹林治疗更能有效地抑制血小板聚集和预防血栓形成,并能得到更好的临床疗效。     

服用小剂量阿司匹林患者的阿司匹林抵抗

目的:探讨在利用小剂量阿司匹林对患者进行治疗的过程中阿司匹林抵抗情况的原因。方法:随机从2013年1月至2015年3月来我院治疗心脑血管疾病的患者当中选出117例患者,对患者均采用小剂量阿司匹林(100)进行治疗,并且连续服用两周。在治疗完成后对患者血小板的凝聚情况进行检验和分析,了解患者阿司匹林抵抗发生的情况。结果:本次研究中,患者当中共有6例患者发生了阿司匹林抵抗情况,占比5.13%;共有32例患者发生了阿司匹林半抵抗情况,占比27.35%;共有79例患者发生了阿司匹林敏感情况,占比67.52%。其中性别、年龄、高血压、吸烟史等因素能够影响阿司匹林抵抗的发生。结论:在治疗心脑血管疾病时,对于不同性别、不同年龄、是否患有高血压、是否患有糖尿病等的患者要进行个体化治疗,根据其实际情况为其应用抗血小板凝结药物,预防阿司匹林抵抗情况的发生。     

血小板膜糖蛋白（GP）ⅢaPLA、Ⅰa807C/T基因多态性与阿司匹林抵抗的相关性研究

目的：探讨青岛地区汉族人群阿司匹林抵抗与血小板膜糖蛋白GPⅢaPLA、Ⅰa807C/T基因多态性之间的关系。方法：筛选150例动脉粥样硬化患者服用阿司匹林（100mg/d）至少14d以上,根据血小板聚集功能测定将其分为阿司匹林抵抗（AR）组、阿司匹林半抵抗（ASR）组,阿司匹林敏感（AS）组。用PCR-RFLP法确定各组GPⅢaPLA、GPⅠa 807C/T基因型。结果：仅于ASR组检出1例PLA1/A2基因型,其余均为PLA1/A1基因型,未发现PLA2/A2基因型,差异无统计学意义（P〉0.005）;GPⅠa807C/T基因位点AR组、ASR组的T等位基因频率均显著高于AS组,有统计学意义（P〈0.005）。结论：GPⅢaPLA2基因可能不是阿司匹林抵抗的遗传危险因素。而GPⅠa 807C/T基因位点的T等位基因与阿司匹林抵抗的发生相关联,可能是阿司匹林抵抗遗传易感因素。     

CYP3A5基因单核苷酸多态性rs3800959与氯吡格雷抵抗的相关性研究

目的:探讨细胞色素P450 3A5基因(CYP3A5)单核苷酸多态位点rs3800959与氯吡格雷抵抗(Clopidogrel resistance,CR)发生的关系。方法:于2010年3月至2011年10月期间,连续入选在沈阳军区总医院心内科住院的接受标准双联抗血小板治疗(阿司匹林+氯吡格雷)的冠心病患者共800例。以光学比浊法测定20μmol/L浓度ADP诱导的残余血小板聚集率(Residual plateletagglutination,RPA),并定义RPA≥70%为CR,所有入选患者分为CR组和氯吡格雷非抵抗组(Non-clopidogrel resistance,NCR)。所有入选病例提取血液白细胞基因组DNA后,采用直接测序的方法测定CYP3A5基因rs3800959单核苷酸多态位点的基因型及等位基因。结果:所入选的800例病人中,CR组为150例,NCR组为650例,CR发生率为18.75%。rs3800959基因型频率在CR组为TT型110例(73.3%)、CT型39例(26.0%)及CC型1例(0.7%);NCR组rs3800959基因型频率分别为477例、159例及14例(73.4%、24.5%及2.1%)。两组间各基因型频率分布无统计学差异(P=0.460,x2=1.554);T、C等位基因分布频率在两组间亦无明显差异(P=0.784,OR=0.942,95%CI=0.655~1.356)。结论:CYP3A5基因单核苷酸多态位点rs3800959与冠心病人CR的发生无相关关系。     

A link between Helicobacter pylori and/or Chlamydia spp. infections and atherosclerosis

Antibodies to Helicobacter pylori, Chlamydia spp. and Mycobacterium bovis were determined in patients with coronary heart disease, H. pylori-related dyspepsia, and tuberculosis, and healthy controls. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was conducted with a glycine extract and CagA protein of H. pylori, chlamydial lipopolysaccharide and mycobacterial heat shock protein Hsp65. The prevalence of anti-glycine extract IgG in coronary heart disease patients was higher than in the tuberculosis group and controls, and the same as in dyspeptic patients. Anti-chlamydial IgG were more prevalent in the coronary heart disease group than in healthy subjects. There was no difference in the prevalence of anti-CagA IgG in the coronary heart disease group and controls or anti-Hsp65 IgG in the patients with coronary heart disease, dyspepsia, tuberculosis, and controls. Anti-glycine extract IgA (like anti-glycine extract IgG) were more prevalent in the coronary heart disease group than in the healthy group. The highest anti-glycine extract IgG/IgA and anti-chlamydial IgG titers were more frequent in coronary heart disease patients as compared with controls. Infections with H. pylori and Chlamydia spp. and enhanced production of antibodies to these pathogens may predispose to human atherosclerosis.     

尿微量蛋白联合血凝在冠心病诊断中的检测价值

目的:探讨尿微量蛋白联合血清纤维蛋白原在冠心病的诊断价值。方法:选取同期在我院治疗的24例稳定型心绞痛的患者,36例诊断为不稳定型心绞痛的患者和30例诊断为急性心肌梗死的患者,并选择同期30例来我院体检健康志愿者为对照组。分析以上4组患者发病时尿微量蛋白及血清纤维蛋白原的变化情况。结果:与对照组比,3个冠心病组的尿微量蛋白及血清纤维蛋白原的含量显著升高(P<0.05),与稳定型心绞痛组比,不稳定型心绞痛组的尿微量蛋白及血清纤维蛋白原的含量显著升高(P<0.05);与不稳定型心绞痛组比,急性心梗的尿微量蛋白及血清纤维蛋白原的含量显著升高(P<0.05)。3组病患的尿微量蛋白及血清纤维蛋白原之间呈正相关关系(r=0.852,P<0.05)。结论:心肌梗死和心绞痛患者尿微量蛋白及血清纤维蛋白原含量较健康成人含量高,提示尿微量蛋白及血清纤维蛋白原的含量有助于对心肌梗死和心绞痛的诊断,对急性心肌梗死的诊断价值较高。     

Dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with aspirin resistance following coronary artery bypass grafting: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [NCT01159639

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease remains the dominant cause of mortality in developed countries. While platelets have been recognized to play a pivotal role in atherothrombosis, the ideal antiplatelet regime after coronary artery surgery remains elusive.The evolution of CABG has presently moved beyond technical improvements to involve modulation of pharmacologic management designed to improve patient outcomes. The aim of this trial will be to test the hypothesis that the addition of clopidogrel to patients with documented postoperative aspirin resistance will reduce the incidence of major cardiovascular events. METHODS: Patients scheduled for isolated coronary artery surgery will be eligible for the study. Patients in whom postoperative multiple electrode aggregometry documents aspirin resistance will be randomized into two groups. The control group will receive 300 mg of aspirin. The dual antiplatelet group will receive 75 mg of clopidogrel in addition to 300 mg of aspirin. Patients will be followed for 6 months. Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (death from any cause, myocardial infarction, stroke, hospitalization due to cardiovascular pathology) as well as bleeding events will be recorded. DISCUSSION: This will be the first trial that will specifically address the issue of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing coronary artery surgery who have been found to be aspirin resistant. In the event that the addition of clopidogrel proves to be beneficial in this subset of surgical patients, this study could significantly impact their future antiplatelet management.This randomized controlled trial has been registered at the ClinicalTrials.gov website (Identifier NCT01159639).     

Cardiac surgery in a patient with essential thrombocythemia: a case report

Patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) are at increased risk of developing arterial thrombosis. We report a case of a 36-year-man with unstable angina in the presence of occlusion of two coronary arteries with insufficient collateral perfusion. We also found essential thrombocythemia in this patient. The patient underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Ten days before surgery, the aspirin was replaced by a prophylactic dose of low-molecular-weight heparin. Postoperative follow-up was complicated by pulmonary embolisms and a cardiac tamponade. We conclude that ET is a risk factor for coronary heart disease that should be treated with aspirin. If a patient needs CABG, aspirin should be continued because of the high risk of thromboembolic events in the high-risk ET patients. (Neth Heart J 2010;18:378-80.)     

Human gastric mucosal bleeding induced by low dose aspirin,but not warfarin.

OBJECTIVE--To investigate the suitability of treatment with low dose aspirin or warfarin, or both, as possible prophylaxis against cardiovascular disease by determining the effect on gastric mucosal bleeding. DESIGN--Randomised crossover trial. SETTING--Academic department of therapeutics. SUBJECTS--Twenty healthy male volunteers aged 19-22. INTERVENTIONS--On separate occasions and in randomised order all subjects received aspirin 75 mg, warfarin, or aspirin 75 mg combined with warfarin. Each treatment was given for 12 days or (when warfarin was used) for longer if necessary until the international normalised ratio of the prothrombin time was stable at 1.4-1.6. END POINT--Loss of blood over 10 minutes into gastric washings. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS--Bleeding over 10 minutes into gastric washings under baseline conditions and after five days, and at end of each regimen of treatment. Aspirin 75 mg increased bleeding from 0.60 (95% confidence interval 0.36 to 0.99) microliters/10 minutes to 1.26 (0.71 to 2.25) microliters/10 minutes at five days, with no evidence of either progressive change or adaptation thereafter. Warfarin had no effect on bleeding either alone or when combined with aspirin. CONCLUSIONS--Aspirin 75 mg causes gastric mucosal bleeding. Low dose warfarin neither induces gastric mucosal bleeding nor enhances that caused by aspirin.     

Sex hormones in men with coronary arteriosclerosis

Testosterone and estradiol levels were determined in 85 male patients aged between 23 and 52 years with: coronographically diagnosed coronary arteriosclerosis (20 with the instable and 37 with stable coronary disease), and in 28 healthy volunteers serving as a control group. Testosterone concentrations in the instable coronary disease (13.6 +/- 1.7 nM/l) were significantly lower than in the stable form of the disease (18.56 +/- 1.1 nM/l) and in healthy volunteers 20.9 +/- 1.0 nM/l, p less than 0.02 and p less than 0.001 respectively. Estradiol concentrations in male patients with instable coronary disease (228.3 +/- 22.8 pM/l) and with stable form of the disease (157.0 +/- 12.6 pM/l) were significantly higher than in healthy volunteers, p less than 0.02 and p less than 0.001 respectively. The obtained results indicate gonadal disorders in male patients with coronary arteriosclerosis.     

Production of prostanoids and nitric oxide by infarcted heart in situ and the effect of aspirin

The production of prostacyclin (PGI2) and thromboxane A2 (TXA2) in infarcted and noninfarcted portions of the rabbit heart was studied prior to and following administration of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). Aspirin was administered intravenously (iv) as water-soluble Aspisol, d-lysinmono (acetylsalicylate) (Bayer, Leverkusen, Germany) into an ear vein. A branch of the left circumflex coronary artery was ligated. The animals were divided into three groups. The first group received 150 mg/kg/day of aspirin (75 mg/kg of aspirin every 12 h, n = 10). The first administration of aspirin was 1 h after ligation of the coronary artery and the last injection was 1 h before euthanasia. The second group received 5 mg/kg/day of aspirin (every 24 h, n = 10). A separate group of rabbits not receiving aspirin served as controls (n = 12). Two days following onset of ischemia, inducible form of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) was measured in heart muscle and the oxidation products of nitric oxide (nitrite, NO-2 plus nitrate, NO-3: their sum referred to as NOx) were determined in arterial and coronary venous blood. Concentrations of both PGI2 and TXA2 were elevated in the infarcted portions of the heart compared to the noninfarcted regions. Formation of prostanoids was accompanied by increased activation of iNOS. Both doses of aspirin diminished the concentrations of PGI2 and TXA2 in infarcted heart muscle; in contrast, small doses of aspirin failed to influence myocardial iNOS activity. Apparently small doses of aspirin changed the relationship of iNOS to cyclooxygenase (COX). Coronary arterial-venous difference of NOx and myocardial iNOS activity showed parallel increases. Diminution of prostacyclin by aspirin can damage gastric mucosa and interfere with vasodilatation. Since NO counters these deficiencies, a combination of aspirin with a nitric oxide donor may be advantageous.     

负荷剂量氯吡格雷治疗急性ST段抬高心肌梗死

目的:观察标准治疗基础上联合负荷剂量氯吡格雷治疗急性ST段抬高型心肌梗死(STEMI)的疗效及安全性。方法:106例12小时以内发病的ST段抬高型心肌梗死患者随机分为2组,2组均在入院后前3天给予阿司匹林300 mg.d~(-1),此后给予阿司匹林100 mg.d~(-1),A组不给予氯吡格雷治疗,B组入院即刻给予氯吡格雷300 mg,继之75 mg.d~(-1)治疗,平均随访30天。观察溶栓血管再通率、梗死后心绞痛发作、心力衰竭事件及死亡、再发心肌梗死或脑卒中的联合终点。结果:与A组相比,B组患者溶栓血管再通率显著提高、梗死后心绞痛发作明显减少;而在心力衰竭事件及死亡、再发心肌梗死、或脑卒中的联合终点的比较上差异无显著性意义。2组均无主要和次要出血事件发生,轻微出血发生率无统计学差异。结论:急性ST段抬高的急性心肌梗死患者,不论是否接受择期的冠脉介入治疗(PCI),在标准治疗的基础上早期加用氯吡格雷300mg负荷量,继之75 mg.d~(-1)口服,可显著提高溶栓成功率、降低梗死后心绞痛发作,且安全耐受性好。     

定量组织速度成像预测心肌梗死PCI 术后心功能不全的研究

目的:应用定量组织速度成像技术(QTVI)检测经皮冠状动脉介入治疗(PCI)后的ST段抬高的急性心肌梗死(STEMI)患者左心室收缩功能的改变;评价QTVI指标对该类患者未来发生心力衰竭的预测价值。方法:选择行急诊PCI术治疗的冠状动脉单支病变的急性心肌梗死患者,术后一周测量患者的左心室射血分数(LVEF),LVEF<50%者排除,LVEF≥50%者入选。共38例。并设正常对照组30例。入选者继续测二尖瓣环室间隔侧和左室侧壁侧QTVI曲线上心室收缩期速度峰值(Sa),并计算左室平均收缩期速度峰值(mean Sa)。术后12个月随访,查LVEF。结果:PCI术12个月后有17位患者LEVF<50%,21位患者LEVF≥50%。入选的STEMI者术后7天的左室平均Sa波峰值低于正常对照组。术后12个月出现LVEF减低(<50%)的患者,其术后7天的左室平均Sa波峰值低于PCI术12个月后LVEF正常的患者(P<0.01)。结论:通过QTVI检测二尖瓣环的运动速度能够早期发现单支病变所致的急性心肌梗死患者在急诊PCI术后的左心室功能受损;PCI术后LVEF正常的STEMI患者,术后7天QTVI测得的左室平均Sa波峰值减低可能预示着将来发展为LVEF减低的左心室收缩功能不全。     

Modulation of TXA2 generation of platelets by human lipoproteins

The lipoprotein (LP) fractions VLDL, LDL, HDL2 and HDL3 were prepared by ultracentrifugation of plasma from healthy volunteers and from patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). We investigated the capacity of platelets from healthy volunteers and patients with atherosclerosis to generate thromboxane A2 (TXA2) during spontaneous clotting of whole blood under the influence of the lipoprotein fractions. In our experiments the serum concentration of TXB2, reflecting the capacity of platelets to generate TXA2 during clotting, depends on several factors: the type of LP fraction used, the blood used for generation of TXA2, and for the same LP fraction whether it was taken from plasma of healthy volunteers or patients with CHD. VLDL prepared from plasma of healthy volunteers inhibited but VLDL prepared from plasma of patients with CHD enhanced the TXA2 formation of platelets from healthy volunteers (p less than 0.05, resp.). LDL from CHD patients inhibited the TXA2 formation of platelets from atherosclerotic patients (p less than 0.01). The HDL subfractions HDL2 and HDL3 from healthy volunteers inhibited TXA2 formation by platelets from healthy volunteers as well as those from atherosclerotic patients (p less than 0.05; p less than 0.01, respectively). HDL2 from patients with CHD inhibited only the TXA2 formation of platelets from healthy volunteers (p less than 0.01), whereas HDL3 from CHD patients inhibited only the TXA2 formation of platelets from atherosclerotic patients (p less than 0.01).