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Radiographic contrast agents and platelet function: a quenched-flow study.

M A Taylor1, D A Angello, C R Ayers

  • 1Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22908.

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
|April 1, 1991
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Radiographic contrast media (RCM) inhibit early platelet aggregation, with diatrizoate showing the strongest effect. This inhibition occurs rapidly and is linked to the contrast molecule itself, not the vehicle.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Research
  • Hematology
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Radiographic contrast media (RCM) are used in cardiac angiography.
  • RCM may affect platelet function at relevant concentrations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of RCM on platelet aggregation kinetics.
  • To compare the effects of different RCM on platelet aggregation.

Main Methods:

  • Quenched-flow aggregometry and single-particle counting were used.
  • Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) was exposed to adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and RCM.
  • Inhibition of aggregation was measured at various time points.

Main Results:

  • Diatrizoate, iopamidol, and ioxaglate inhibited ADP-induced platelet aggregation.

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  • Diatrizoate demonstrated the most significant inhibition (56%).
  • Inhibition occurred rapidly (within seconds) and was RCM-molecule dependent.

    • Conclusions:

    • Commonly used RCM inhibit early platelet aggregation.
    • Diatrizoate may offer advantages in procedures with high platelet activation.
    • RCM's effect on platelets is a critical consideration in angiography.