ea0016p243 | Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases | ECE2008
Akinci Baris
, Demir Tevfik
, Saygili Saba
, Yener Serkan
, Alacacioglu Inci
, Saygili Fatih
, Bayraktar Firat
, Yesil Sena
Pregnancy is a prothrombotic condition with increased levels of several circulating coagulation factors. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of gestational diabetes on plasma thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) antigen levels.Plasma TAFI and PAI-1 antigen levels were measured in 26 pregnant women with gestational diabetes, 25 pregnant women with normal glucose tolerance, and age matched 24 non-pregnant women with no h...