It has been proposed that alternatively-spliced human tissue factor (asHTF) is pro-coagulant. We have evaluated the function of asHTF in a mammalian expression system...
Keywords: Coagulation factors, tissue factor / factor VII, thrombosis
01/2007 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerThis article reviews the current understanding of the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndrome and how these concepts have altered our clinical approach to the acute phase of coronary heart disease...
Keywords: Akutes Koronarsyndrom, Plaqueruptur, Thrombose, Ischämie, Inflammation
01/2006 | Hämostaseologie, SchattauerAIM: Radiosynoviorthesis using intraarticular injection of beta-emitting radiocolloids is increasingly performed throughout Europe in patients with inflammatory joint disease...
Keywords: Radiosynoviorthese, Synovalitis, Nekrose, Thrombose, Infektion
01/2006 | Nuklearmedizin, SchattauerDeep vein thrombosis and its lethal complication pulmonary embolism are manifestations of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which is typically associated with cancer and recent major surgery...
Keywords: Multiple myeloma, thrombosis, anticoagulants, thalidomide, lenalidomide
06/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerUnder high shear arterial blood flow von Willebrand Factor (vWF) binds the platelet receptor glycoprotein (GP) Ib, leading to platelet adhesion, activation and thrombosis...
Keywords: Glycoprotein (GP) Iba, platelet adhesion, platelet agglutination, thrombosis, von Willebrand factor (vWF)
03/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerHeterotypic platelet-eosinophil/neutrophil aggregation and subsequent release of eosinophil/neutrophil oxidant products contribute to pathogenesis of conditions such as asthma and inflammatory bowel diseases...
Keywords: Warm-up, eosinophil, Platelet, inflammation, thrombosis
03/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerThe prothrombin gene mutation G20210A is a common risk factor for thrombosis and has been reported to cause APC resistance...
Keywords: Protein C, prothrombin G20210A, TAFI, thrombin generation, thrombosis
04/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerBehets disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder in which thrombosis occurs in about 30% of patients...
Keywords: Behçet’s disease, hyperhomocysteinaemia, thrombophilic risk factors, thrombosis, meta-analysis
04/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerPlatelet-mediated thrombus formation at the site of vascular injury is a major trigger for thrombo-ischemic complications after coronary interventions...
Keywords: angioplasty, glycoprotein VI, platelets, thrombosis, collagen
05/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerOn the basis of suggested clinical efficacy in an uncontrolled study in ninety-seven patients with unstable angina, an animal study was conducted to investigate antithrombotic synergy between orally administered heparin and arginine...
Keywords: heparin, thrombosis, endothelium, arginine, oral
05/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerEven though non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been widely used for a long time, the search continues for anti-inflammatory drugs with few side-effects...
Keywords: atherosclerosis, thrombosis, inflammation, hypercoagulability, coronary syndrome
10/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerTissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) directly influence thrombus formation and degradation and thus risk for arterial thrombosis...
Keywords: epidemiological studies, thrombosis, risk factors, plasminogen, sex
10/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerBeta-thalassaemia is a congenital haemolytic anaemia characterized by partial (intermedia, TI) or complete (major, TM) deficiency in the production of -globin chains...
Keywords: thrombosis, thalassaemia intermedia, thalassaemia major
10/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerPatients with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APA) are at elevated risk of venous and arterial thromboembolic complications...
Keywords: warfarin, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, thrombosis, anticoagulation clinic
08/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerIncreased risk of thrombosis, with propitious conditions for fibrin deposition, along with upregulation of inflammation, are important factors that enhance plaque formation in atherosclerosis...
Keywords: inflammation, thrombosis, arterial injury, arterial remodeling, arterial neointima formation
12/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerIt was the objective of this study to evaluate the anti-thrombotic potency of direct factor-Xa inhibition with ZK-807834 in stable coronary patients, using an ex-vivo model of arterial thrombus formation...
Keywords: Coagulation, Coronary disease, myocardial infarction, thrombosis, platelets
03/2007 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerIndirect computed tomography (CT) venography reportedly provides high accuracy for detection of venous thrombosis in patients suspected of pulmonary embolism (PE)...
Keywords: pulmonary embolism, computed tomography (CT), venography, angiography, veins, thrombosis, thromboembolism
04/2007 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerAcute coronary syndrome is characterized by compromised blood flow at the epicardial and microvascular levels...
Keywords: acute myocardial infarction, thrombosis, endothelin / -receptors, leukocyte function / activation, arterial thrombosis
04/2007 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerDespite the proven efficacy of current antithrombotic therapy in preventing ischemic heart disease (IHD), vascular events still occur...
Keywords: thrombosis, platelets, nitric oxide
04/2007 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerRisk factors for cardiovascular diseases and venous thromboembolism involve both acquired and hereditary conditions...
Keywords: minor groove binder, mutation detection, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), single nucleotide polymorphism, thrombosis
12/2004 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterLipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is considered an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic heart and circulatory diseases...
Keywords: fibrinolysis, inhibition, lipoprotein(a), Phenotype, thrombosis
09/2004 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterMalformations of the umbilical vein are rare abnormalities diagnosed on prenatal ultrasound...
Keywords: Aneurismatic dilatation, antithrombotic therapy, malformation, thrombosis, umbilical vein
05/2006 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de GruyterHereditary dysfibrinogenemia is a rare clotting disorder due to a structural defect in the fibrinogen molecule that results in a tendency for bleeding and thrombosis, as well as obstetric complications...
Keywords: bleeding, dysfibrinogenemia, miscarriage, thrombosis, Abort, Blutung, Dysfibrinogenämia, Thrombose
11/2008 | LaboratoriumsMedizin, Walter de GruyterKeywords: atherosclerosis, Coagulation, myeloperoxidase, oxidative stress, Plasmin, thiols, thrombosis
10/2008 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterKeywords: homocysteine, mitochondria, thrombosis, uncoupling protein-2
05/2008 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterAccumulating evidence suggests that a metabolite of homocysteine (Hcy), the thioester Hcy-thiolactone, plays an important role in atherogenesis and thrombosis...
Keywords: atherosclerosis, autoantibodies, cystathionine ?-synthase (CBS), dietary hyperhomocysteinemia, fibrinogen, genetic hyperhomocysteinemia, homocysteine thiolactone hypothesis, immune activation, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), protein N-homocysteinylation, thrombosis
12/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter