Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Procoagulant stress responses may contribute to atherosclerosis development and acute coronary thrombosis. In the present study, we examined the role of beta2-adrenergic receptor function and plasma catecholamines in the stress-induced increase in the 2 hypercoagulability markers thrombin-antithrombin III (TAT) complex and fibrin D-dimer (DD). METHODS:Lymphocyte beta2-adrenoreceptor sensitivity and density were assessed at rest, and plasma levels of TAT, DD, epinephrine, and norepinephrine were measured at rest and in response to a standardized mental stress task in 19 normotensive and mildly hypertensive nonmedicated subjects (mean age 38 years, age range 29 to 48 years). RESULTS:The stressor elicited a significant increase in TAT (P =.024), DD (P =.026), and norepinephrine (P =.005). Resting beta2-adrenoreceptor sensitivity (isoproterenol-stimulated cyclic adenosine monophosphate production) plus the norepinephrine change scores (stress minus rest) accounted for 59% of the variance in the absolute TAT increase in response to stress (P =.001). Hypertension status and demographic variables such as sex did not influence the results. CONCLUSIONS:Acute mental stress may trigger a hypercoagulable state evidenced by increased thrombin activity and increased fibrin turnover. Beta2-adrenergic receptor sensitivity and plasma catecholamine activity may mediate the procoagulant response to acute stressors. These mechanisms may help explain the adverse impact of mental stress on the cardiovascular system.
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Am Heart Jjournal_title
American heart journalauthors
von Känel R,Mills PJ,Ziegler MG,Dimsdale JEdoi
10.1067/mhj.2002.123146subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2002-07-01 00:00:00pages
68-72issue
1eissn
0002-8703issn
1097-6744pii
S0002870302000455journal_volume
144pub_type
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