Plasma levels of /f-thromboglobulin (/?-TG), platelet fac-tor 4(P and platelet aggregation rate (PAR) were measured in remission phase of 15 patients affected with chronic pulmonary heart disease (CPHD). 0-TG, /?-TG / PF4, PF4 and PAR were significantly higher in the patients than in controls (/30.01 and 0.05, respectively). After 10 days of treatment with Dipyridamole lOOtng tid, fi-TG, /?-TG / PF4 and PF4 decreased significantly compared with pretreatment values (/0.01 and 0.05, respectively). The results suggest that in vivo platelet activation is indeed present in patients with CPHD and that dipyridamole can antagonize platelet activation in vivo.
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