ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the correlation between thrombelastogram (TEG)parameters and plasma D-dimer (D-D) and platelet aggregation rate (PAgT)in patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI).Methods From January 2015 to Jan-uary 2016,120 patients with ACI (ACI group),and 60 healthy subjects (healthy group)were enrolled in the study.The TEG parameters were detected by thromboelastography,including blood coagulation time (R),blood clotting time (K),rate of blood clotting (αangle),coagulation comprehensive index (CI)and the maximum intensity of blood clotting (MA).Blood coagulation indexes also were detected,including prothrombin time (PT),fibrinogen (FIB,detected by automatic coagulation analyzer),plasma D-D (detected by colloidal gold method)and PAgT (detected by blood aggregation tester).Results R (5.36±0.95 min),K (2.34±0.98 min)and PT (11.88±1.67 s)in the ACI group were shorter than those in the healthy group (6.20±1.28 min,2.87±0.87 min,12.40±1.82 s),(t=4.962,3.547,1.911,all P<0.05).Theαangle (61.65± 7.84)degrees,CI (-0.21±1.11),MA (58.94±6.14 mm),D-D (0.34±0.08 mg/L),PAgT (66.9±6.8)% and FIB (4.41±0.96 g/L)in the ACI group were higher than those in the healthy group [(56.02 ± 6.94)degrees,(-1.50 ± 1.30),(53.86±7.85 mm),(0.24±0.06 mg/L),(55.4±7)%,(2.87±0.88 g/L)],(t=4.714,6.209,5.583,8.550, 10.592,7.039,all P<0.05).In ACI group,D-D,PAgt and the TEG parameters (αangle,CI,MA)were significantly nega-tively correlated (r=-0.481,-0.470,-0.504,-0.488,all P<0.05).D-D,PAgt and the TEG parameters (αangle,CI, MA)were significantly positively correlated (r=0.338,0.395,0.427,0.391,0.436,-0.482,all P<0.05).Conclusion TEG parameters can reflect the severity of ACI to some extent,and they were significantly correlated with plasma D-D and PAgt.