DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Issue 04 · Volume 97 · 2007 DOI: 10.1055/s-007-35456

Editorial Focus

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Grebe, Mathias T.: Combined computed tomographic (CT)-angiography and indirect CT-venography for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: Is more scanning better?
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Schaudig, Katrin; Thomssen, Christoph: Hormonal therapy with patch or pill: How much does it matter?

Review Article

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Kher, André; Bauersachs, Rupert; Nielsen, Jorn Dalsgaard: The management of thrombosis in pregnancy: Role of low-molecular-weight heparin

Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

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Barg, Alexej; Ossig, Rainer; Goerge, Tobias; Schneider, Matthias F.; Schillers, Hermann; Oberleithner, Hans; Schneider, Stefan W.: Soluble plasma-derived von Willebrand factor assembles to a haemostatically active filamentous network
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Casonato, Alessandra; Marco, Luigi De; Gallinaro, Lisa; Sztukowska, Maryta; Mazzuccato, Mario; Battiston, Monica; Pagnan, Antonio; Ruggeri, Zaverio M.: Altered von Willebrand factor subunit proteolysis and multimer processing associated with the Cys2362Phe mutation in the B2 domain
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Morelli, Vania M.; de Visser, Marieke C. H.; van Tilburg, Nico H.; Vos, Hans L.; Eikenboom, Jeroen C. J.; Rosendaal, Frits R.; Bertina, Rogier M.: ABO blood group genotypes, plasma von Willebrand factor levels and loading of von Willebrand factor with A and B antigens
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Al-Hilali, Akram; Wulff, Karin; Abdel-Razeq, Hikmat; Saud, Khalida Abu; Al-Gaili, Fateh; Herrmann, Falko H.: Analysis of the novel factor X gene mutation Glu51Lys in two families with factor X-Riyadh anomaly
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Monaldini, Luca; Asselta, Rosanna; Duga, Stefano; Peyvandi, Flora; Karimi, Mehran; Malcovati, Massimo; Tenchini, Maria Luisa: Mutational screening of six afibrinogenemic patients: Identification and characterization of four novel molecular defects
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Marchi, Rita; Ramirez, Ysabel López; Nagaswami, Chandrasekaran; Masova, Leona; Pulido, Anibal; Mora, José López; Muller, Aixa; Arocha-Piñango, Carmen Luisa; Weisel, John W.: Haemostatic changes related to fibrin formation and fibrinolysis during the first trimester in normal pregnancy and in recurrent miscarriage
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Brosnan, Jeanette F.; Sheppard, Brian L.; Norris, Lucy A.: Haemostatic activation in post-menopausal women taking low-dose hormone therapy: Less effect with transdermal administration?
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Nchimi, Alain; Ghaye, Benoît; Noukoua, Charlemagne T.; Dondelinger, Robert F.: Incidence and distribution of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis at indirect computed tomography venography in patients suspected of pulmonary embolism
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Bugert, Peter; Pabinger, Ingrid; Stamer, Kathrin; Vormittag, Rainer; Skeate, Robert C.; Wahi, Monika M.; Panzer, Simon: The risk for thromboembolic disease in lupus anticoagulant patients due to pathways involving P-selectin and CD154
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Mahé, Isabelle; Aghassarian, Manvel; Drouet, Ludovic; dit-Sollier, Claire Bal; Lacut, Karine; Heilmann, Jean-Jacques; Mottier, Dominique; Bergmann, Jean-François: Tinzaparin and enoxaparin given at prophylactic dose for eight days in medical elderly patients with impaired renal function

Platelets and Blood Cells

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Bozulic, Larry D.; Malik, Mohammad T.; Powell, David W.; Nanez, Adrian; Link, Andrew J.; Ramos, Kenneth S.; Dean, William L.: Plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase associates with CLP36, α-actinin and actin in human platelets
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Poitevin, Stéphane; Cochery-Nouvellon, Eva; Dupont, Annick; Nguyen, Philippe: Monocyte IL-10 produced in response to lipopolysaccharide modulates thrombin generation by inhibiting tissue factor expression and release of active tissue factor-bound microparticles
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Straub, Andreas; Breuer, Melanie; Wendel, Hans P.; Peter, Karlheinz; Dietz, Klaus; Ziemer, Gerhard: Critical temperature ranges of hypothermia-induced platelet activation: Possible implications for cooling patients in cardiac surgery

Wound Healing and Inflammation/Infection

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Heying, Ruth; Gevel, Joke van de; Que, Yok-Ai; Moreillon, Philippe; Beekhuizen, Henry: Fibronectin-binding proteins and clumping factor A in Staphylococcus aureus experimental endocarditis: FnBPA is sufficient to activate human endothelial cells
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Sosothikul, Darintr; Seksarn, Panya; Pongsewalak, Sureeporn; Thisyakorn, Usa; Lusher, Jeanne: Activation of endothelial cells, coagulation and fibrinolysis in children with Dengue virus infection

Cardiovascular Biology and Cell Signalling

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Shafey, Mona; Anderson, Josdalyne L.; Scarvelis, Dimitri; Doucette, Steven P.; Gagnon, France; Wells, Philip S.: Factor XIII Val34Leu variant and the risk of myocardial infarction
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Adlbrecht, Christopher; Bonderman, Diana; Plass, Christian; Jakowitsch, Johannes; Beran, Gilbert; Sperker, Wolfgang; Siostrzonek, Peter; Glogar, Dietmar; Maurer, Gerald; Lang, Irene M.: Active endothelin is an important vasoconstrictor in acute coronary thrombi
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Vilahur, Gemma; Pena, Esther; Padró, Teresa; Badimon, Lina: Protein disulphide isomerase-mediated LA419– NO release provides additional antithrombotic effects to the blockade of the ADP receptor

Animal Models

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Li, Yi-Heng; Hsieh, Chung-Yu; Wang, Danny Ling; Chung, Hsing-Chun; Liu, Shu-Lin; Chao, Ting-Hsing; Shi, Guey-Yueh; Wu, Hua-Lin: Remodeling of carotid arteries is associated with increased expression of thrombomodulin in a mouse transverse aortic constriction model
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Sudo, Toshiki; Ito, Hideki; Hayashi, Hideki; Nagamura, Yoshie; Toga, Kazuyuki; Yamada, Yoshihisa: Genetic strain differences in platelet aggregation and thrombus formation of laboratory rats

Letters to the Editor

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Boettiger, Corinna; Koch, Werner; Mehilli, Julinda; Schoemig, Albert; Kastrati, Adnan: Glycoprotein VI polymorphisms and outcome after percutaneous coronary interventions
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Dargaud, Yesim; Bordet, Jean Claude; Francillon, Stéphanie; Négrier, Claude: Haemophilia patients exhibit prolonged coagulation time but normal lag time of thrombin generation test: Are these results really discordant?
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Garcia, Andrea A.; van der Hoeven, Niels V.; Boellaard, Thierry N.; van der Heijden, Jeroen F.; Groot, Angelique P. A.; Reitsma, Pieter H.: Fibrinogen Aα312 and Bβ448 polymorphisms are not related to bleeding during oral vitamin K-antagonist treatment
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Gelas, Martine Alhenc; Juin, Fabrice; Raucourt, Emmanuelle de; Gandrille, Sophie; Borgel, Delphine; Aiach, Martine: Influence of PROS1 gene mutations affecting protein S amino-acid 275 on plasma free protein S measurement
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Murphy, Andrew; White, Anthony; Nair, Rajesh; Kingwell, Bronwyn; Duffy, Stephen; Chin-Dusting, Jaye; Woollard, Kevin: C-reactive protein and FcγRIIa functional polymorphisms are not associated with clinical presentation of stable and unstable angina
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Fergusson, William: Nitric oxide synthase 3 genotypes and inflammatory markers in coronary artery disease patients
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Ikonomidis, Ignatios; Lekakis, John; Tsibida, Maria; Kremastinos, Dimitrios T.: Rebuttal: The independent association of nitric oxide synthase 3 polymorphisms and their combination with inflammatory markers