Do low density lipoproteins in human plasma make vascular smooth muscle cells resistant to growth inhibition by heparin?
LDL in human plasma/serum conveys resistance to the anti-proliferative effects of heparin upon vascular smooth muscle cells. This activity may interfere with potential therapeutic effects of heparin as an anti-restenosis agent.
The addition of meperidine 0.2 mg/kg to intrathecal bupivacaine lowers the incidence and severity of shivering during transurethral prostatectomy in elderly patients.