KROK 1 2023 – Question 146 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 36-year-old patient developed angina pectoris attacks immediately after the recovery from a case of staphylococcal sepsis. Coronary angiography revealed mural thrombosis in the left coronary artery without signs of atherosclerosis. What substance was released during the endothelial damage, causing the thrombus formation in this case?
- A. Platelet-activating factor
- B. Phospholipase A₂
- C. Adenosine triphosphate
- D. Serotonin
- E. Adenosine diphosphate
Hint
Think about the small nucleotide released from injured vessel wall cells and activated platelets that strongly induces platelet aggregation through P2Y receptors.
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