Plasma and serum antithrombin levels were measured in functional (initial rate measurement)
and immunological assays together with serum lipid levels in normal subjects and patients
with coronary artery disease. Specific antithrombin activity in plasma showed a negative
correlation with triglyceride levels. The consumption of antithrombin activity during
blood clotting was negatively correlated with both serum total triglyceride and heparin
precipitable lipoprotein and positively correlated with serum high density lipoprotein
cholesterol. Different blood lipoprotein fractions may influence the activity of the
antithrombin III molecule.
Key words
Keywords Antithrombin III - Lipoproteins