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The development of coronary thrombosis following myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Branwood A. Whitley
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02533735
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , myocardial infarction , thrombosis , thrombus , infarction , shock (circulatory) , blood flow , coronary thrombosis , blood pressure
One hundred twenty‐one patients who died from myocardial infarction were studied. Occlusive coronary artery thrombosis was present in 32%. In 68% of these, the infarct developed first. Factors inducing thrombus formation include fall in systemic blood pressure, alteration of blood flow, shock, and size of infarct. Factors inducing infarction, apart from hypoxia, may be stress, altered cell membrane permeability, and increased catecholamines.