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Safety of plasmin in the setting of concomitant aspirin and heparin administration in an animal model of bleeding.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14675099     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Plasmin is a direct thrombolytic which has been shown to have a strikingly favorable benefit to risk profile in comparison with plasminogen activators, notably tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA). As heparin is known to increase the risk of hemorrhage when co-administered with a plasminogen activator, we asked whether adjunct antithrombotic agents such as aspirin and heparin would affect the safety of plasmin. Three groups of rabbits were administered plasmin at a dose (4 mg kg-1) designed to induce significant decreases in antiplasmin, fibrinogen and factor (F)VIII, to about 25, 40 and 40%, respectively, of baseline values, but not cause prolongation of the ear puncture bleeding time. In a blinded and randomized trial, the results show that an intravenous aspirin bolus plus heparin administered as a bolus followed by a maintenance continuous infusion did not significantly prolong the bleeding time during plasmin infusion. These data indicate that in the rabbit, concomitant use of aspirin plus heparin does not affect the safety of a therapeutic dose of plasmin.
Authors:
S Sadeghi; V J Marder; D Stewart; M Kong; J Humphries; G A Baumbach; G Jesmok
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH     Volume:  1     ISSN:  1538-7933     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Thromb. Haemost.     Publication Date:  2003 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-12-16     Completed Date:  2004-02-20     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101170508     Medline TA:  J Thromb Haemost     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2621-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Vascular Medicine Program, Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital, and David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90007, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aspirin / administration & dosage,  adverse effects
Bleeding Time
Drug Interactions
Drug Therapy, Combination
Fibrinolysin / administration & dosage,  adverse effects
Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage*,  adverse effects*
Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
Heparin / administration & dosage,  adverse effects
Models, Animal
Rabbits
Thrombolytic Therapy / adverse effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fibrinolytic Agents; 50-78-2/Aspirin; 9005-49-6/Heparin; EC 3.4.21.7/Fibrinolysin

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