Vascular dysfunction detected by a simplified venous occlusion test in NIDDM patients
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Occlusion of the Great and Small Saphenous Vein Using Copolymeric Glue Based on N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate and Methacryloxy Sulfolane
Published on: December 9, 2022
1Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Tokushima, Japan.
Objective:
To elucidate the relationship between angiopathies and vascular function evaluated by a simplified venous occlusion test in patients with NIDDM.
Research Design And Methods:
The serum concentration of FDP was measured before and 5 min after venous occlusion in 23 NIDDM patients, 11 patients with cerebrovascular accident, and 10 age-matched healthy control subjects.
Results:
The increment of serum FDP level after venous occlusion was significantly less in patients with NIDDM (60.6 +/- 33.5 to 81.5 +/- 49.6 ng/ml) and in those with cerebrovascular accident (101.4 +/- 51.5 to 116.2 +/- 47.2 ng/ml) than in control subjects (79.9 +/- 41.0 to 148.8 +/- 65.4 ng/ml). The increment of serum FDP after venous occlusion in NIDDM patients with macroangiopathy was significantly lower than that in those without macroangiopathy.
Conclusion:
The responsiveness of fibrinolytic activity to venous occlusion was significantly less in NIDDM patients with macroangiopathy, as in patients with cerebrovascular accident, compared with that in healthy control subjects.
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