Comparison of fibrinolytic and metabolic system parameters in obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome and women with simple obesity.

The present study aimed to assess the fibrinolytic and metabolic system parameters in obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and to compare them in obese PCOS patients and women with simple obesity. We studied 19 obese women with PCOS (age: 25.1 +/- 4.

[The role of thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor in disturbances of fibrinolytic system in obesity].

The aim of the study was to evaluate fibrinolysis in obese women. Study group consisted of 45 obese women (mean age 36,8 +/- 16,6 years, mean BMI 35,7 +/- 4,9), who were allocated to two subgroups: premenopausal (mean age 32,3 +/- 9,9 years, mean BMI 36,9 +/- 5,6) and postmenopausal (mean age 64,8+/-10,1 years, mean BMI 33,3 +/- 2,55). Control group consisted of 45 women (mean age 35,3 +/- 13,9 years) with normal BMI (21,8 +/- 3,09).

Cancer procoagulant in patients with adenocarcinomas.

Cancer procoagulant (CP) is a cysteine proteinase that may be produced by malignant and foetal tissue. The possible role of CP in the pathogenesis of cancer-related thrombosis has been suggested recently. The purpose of the study was to evaluate coagulation prothrombotic markers and their relation to CP concentration in the blood of patients with gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas (GIAC).

Expression of activation antigens on lymphocyte surface and circulating platelet-leukocyte aggregates in ischaemic heart disease.

Background: Data from literature documented the role of the activation of circulating T lymphocytes and increased leukocyte adhesion to blood platelets in the destabilisation of an atheromatous plaque and progression of ischaemic heart disease to acute coronary syndrome.

Aim: To assess whether there is an increased proportion of activated T lymphocytes and platelet-leukocyte aggregates (PLA) in the circulating blood in patients with myocardial infarction or with stable angina, and to examine whether these changes are related to the progression of clinical symptoms or coronary angiography results.

Methods: The study group consisted of 36 patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI), confirmed by elevated troponin T level (36 patients, 26 males, 10 females, mean age 61.