Functional activity of thrombocytes soon after implantation of an artificial heart
Burykina, I.A.; Kovaleva, T.N.; Ignatenko, S.I.; Mertsalova, N.N.; Chepurov, A.K.
Biulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny 92(12): 659-661
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0365-9615 PMID: 7326409 Document Number: 174335
Experiments on calves undergoing implantation of artificial hearts (Soviet models) under extracorporeal circulation were made to examine platelet adhesion and aggregation. It was demonstrated that the increase in platelet adhesion and aggregation set in from the 2nd hour of the artificial heart work and lasted till the end of the experiments. It was discovered that platelet aggregation correlated well with fibrinogen concentration.