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Increased sensitivity to ADP-aggregation in aspirin treated patients with recurrent ischemic stroke?

Mattiasson, Ingrid LU ; Lethagen, Stefan LU and Hillarp, Andreas LU (2003) In International Angiology 22(3). p.239-242
Abstract
AIM: Antiplatelet therapy in order to reduce the platelet aggregability is widely used to prevent recurrent stroke events. Data from several studies indicates that the inter-individual variation concerning the ability of standard doses of aspirin to inhibit platelet aggregation is substantial. The rationale of the present study was to test whether platelet aggregation in whole blood was enhanced in subjects that had suffered an ischemic stroke event under aspirin treatment. METHODS: Two groups of patients were included: 1) patients that have suffered 1 stroke event and were thereafter under continuous treatment with aspirin 75-160 mg once daily (n=17); 2) patients that have suffered at least 2 stroke events, and aspirin 75-160 mg was... (More)
AIM: Antiplatelet therapy in order to reduce the platelet aggregability is widely used to prevent recurrent stroke events. Data from several studies indicates that the inter-individual variation concerning the ability of standard doses of aspirin to inhibit platelet aggregation is substantial. The rationale of the present study was to test whether platelet aggregation in whole blood was enhanced in subjects that had suffered an ischemic stroke event under aspirin treatment. METHODS: Two groups of patients were included: 1) patients that have suffered 1 stroke event and were thereafter under continuous treatment with aspirin 75-160 mg once daily (n=17); 2) patients that have suffered at least 2 stroke events, and aspirin 75-160 mg was prescribed after the 1(st) event (n=17). Platelet aggregation was tested in whole blood with collagen (5 microg/mL and 1 microg/mL), ADP (5 microMol/L) and arachidonic acid (0.5 microg/mL). Aggregation was recorded as change in impedance and release of ATP after the addition of a luciferin-luciferase reagent. RESULTS: The inhibitory effect of aspirin tested with arachidonic acid as an agonist was complete in all the tested subjects. Aggregation induced by ADP 5 microMol/L was significantly higher in the subjects with recurrent stroke compared to those with a single stroke, when tested as impedance change. ATP release with ADP as an agonist was the same in both groups. CONCLUSION: The present study gives some indication that differences in ADP-induced aggregation, with a higher remaining aggregating ability after ASA treatment, might be of importance for the risk of stroke recurrence. (Less)
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1827-1839
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Clinical Chemistry, Malmö (013016000), Clinical Coagulation Research Unit (013242510), Internal Medicine (013242500), Emergency medicine/Medicine/Surgery (013240200), Unit for Clinical Vascular Disease Research (013242410)
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  abstract     = {{AIM: Antiplatelet therapy in order to reduce the platelet aggregability is widely used to prevent recurrent stroke events. Data from several studies indicates that the inter-individual variation concerning the ability of standard doses of aspirin to inhibit platelet aggregation is substantial. The rationale of the present study was to test whether platelet aggregation in whole blood was enhanced in subjects that had suffered an ischemic stroke event under aspirin treatment. METHODS: Two groups of patients were included: 1) patients that have suffered 1 stroke event and were thereafter under continuous treatment with aspirin 75-160 mg once daily (n=17); 2) patients that have suffered at least 2 stroke events, and aspirin 75-160 mg was prescribed after the 1(st) event (n=17). Platelet aggregation was tested in whole blood with collagen (5 microg/mL and 1 microg/mL), ADP (5 microMol/L) and arachidonic acid (0.5 microg/mL). Aggregation was recorded as change in impedance and release of ATP after the addition of a luciferin-luciferase reagent. RESULTS: The inhibitory effect of aspirin tested with arachidonic acid as an agonist was complete in all the tested subjects. Aggregation induced by ADP 5 microMol/L was significantly higher in the subjects with recurrent stroke compared to those with a single stroke, when tested as impedance change. ATP release with ADP as an agonist was the same in both groups. CONCLUSION: The present study gives some indication that differences in ADP-induced aggregation, with a higher remaining aggregating ability after ASA treatment, might be of importance for the risk of stroke recurrence.}},
  author       = {{Mattiasson, Ingrid and Lethagen, Stefan and Hillarp, Andreas}},
  issn         = {{1827-1839}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{239--242}},
  publisher    = {{Minerva Medica}},
  series       = {{International Angiology}},
  title        = {{Increased sensitivity to ADP-aggregation in aspirin treated patients with recurrent ischemic stroke?}},
  volume       = {{22}},
  year         = {{2003}},
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