What Researchers Did
Researchers studied platelet function in 65 chronic coronary patients receiving hyperbaric oxygenation and antiaggregant therapy.
What They Found
Hyperbaric oxygenation (8 to 12 sessions at 1.3-1.6 absolute atmosphere) had no proaggregant or antiaggregant effects on platelets. Aspirin in a daily dose of 125 mg and pentoxifylline in a daily dose of 300 mg reliably decreased the percentage of platelet aggregation and increased disaggregation. Hyperbaric oxygenation did not change the antiaggregant activity of these drugs.
Canadian Relevance
This study has no direct Canadian connection.
Study Limitations
A limitation is that the study was conducted in 1997, and medical practices and antiaggregant therapies may have evolved since then.