DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Issue 06 · Volume 107 · June 2012 DOI: 10.1055/s-007-35459

Invited Editorial Focus

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Ansell, Jack: Will the new target-specific oral anticoagulants improve the treatment of venous thromboembolism?
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Renné, Thomas; Gruber, András: Plasma kallikrein: Novel functions for an old protease

Invited Clinical Focus

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Ma, Changsheng: Current antithrombotic treatment in East Asia: Some perspectives on anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy
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Heitmar, Rebekka; Summers, Robert James: Assessing vascular function using dynamic retinal diameter measurements: A new insight on the endothelium

Review Article

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Ageno, Walter; Spyropoulos, Alex C.; Turpie, Alexander G. G.: Role of new anticoagulants for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after major orthopaedic surgery and in hospitalised acutely ill medical patients
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Cohen, Alexander T.; Dobromirski, Mark: The use of rivaroxaban for short- and long-term treatment of venous thromboembolism

Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

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Gerotziafas, Grigoris T.; Van Dreden, Patrick; Chaari, Mourad; Galea, Vassiliki; Khaterchi, Amir; Lionnet, Francois; Stankovic-Stojanovic, Katice; Blanc-Brude, Olivier; Woodhams, Barry; Maier-Redelsperger, Micheline; Girot, Robert; Hatmi, Mohamed; Elalamy, Ismail: The acceleration of the propagation phase of thrombin generation in patients with steady-state sickle cell disease is associated with circulating erythrocyte-derived microparticles
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Wilke, Thomas; Groth, Antje; Mueller, Sabrina; Pfannkuche, Matthias; Verheyen, Frank; Linder, Roland; Maywald, Ulf; Kohlmann, Thomas; Feng, You-Shan; Breithardt, Günter; Bauersachs, Rupert: Oral anticoagulation use by patients with atrial fibrillation in Germany
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Martin, Daniel S.; Pate, Jim S.; Vercueil, Andre; Doyle, Patrick W.; Mythen, Michael G.; Grocott, Mike P. W.; for the Caudwell Xtreme Everest Research Group: Reduced coagulation at high altitude identified by thromboelastography
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Auerswald, Guenter; Thompson, Alexis A.; Recht, Michael; Brown, Deborah; Liesner, Raina; Guzmán-Becerra, Norma; Dyck-Jones, Jacqueline; Ewenstein, Bruce; Abbuehl, Brigitt: Experience of Advate rAHF-PFM in previously untreated patients and minimally treated patients with haemophilia A
Online Supplementary Material (PDF)
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Wei, Meng; Ye, Fei; Xie, Dujiang; Zhu, Yubing; Zhu, Junrong; Tao, Yifu; Yu, Feng: A new algorithm to predict warfarin dose from polymorphisms of CYP4F2, CYP2C9 and VKORC1 and clinical variables: Derivation in Han Chinese patients with non valvular atrial fibrillation
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Leander, Karin; Blombäck, Margareta; Wallén, Håkan; He, Shu: Impaired fibrinolytic capacity and increased fibrin formation associate with myocardial infarction
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Poli, Daniela; Antonucci, Emilia; Zanazzi, Maria; Grifoni, Elisa; Testa, Sophie; Ageno, Walter; Palareti, Gualtiero: Impact of glomerular filtration estimate on bleeding risk in very old patients treated with vitamin K antagonists

Platelets and Blood Cells

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Vanassche, Thomas; Kauskot, Alexandre; Verhaegen, Jan; Peetermans, Willy E.; van Ryn, Joanne; Schneewind, Olaf; Hoylaerts, Marc F.; Verhamme, Peter: Fibrin formation by staphylothrombin facilitates Staphylococcus aureus-induced platelet aggregation
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Skeppholm, Mika; Mobarrez, Fariborz; Malmqvist, Karin; Wallén, Håkan: Platelet-derived microparticles during and after acute coronary syndrome

Animal Models

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Totani, Licia; Dell’Elba, Giuseppe; Martelli, Nicola; Di Santo, Angelomaria; Piccoli, Antonio; Amore, Concetta; Evangelista, Virgilio: Prasugrel inhibits platelet-leukocyte interaction and reduces inflammatory markers in a model of endotoxic shock in the mouse
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Bird, J. Eileen; Smith, Patricia L.; Wang, Xinkang; Schumacher, William A.; Barbera, Frank; Revelli, Jean-Pierre; Seiffert, Dietmar: Effects of plasma kallikrein deficiency on haemostasis and thrombosis in mice: Murine Ortholog of the Fletcher Trait
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New Technologies, Diagnostic Tools and Drugs

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Mismetti, Patrick; Samama, Charles-Marc; Rosencher, Nadia; Vielpeau, Claude; Nguyen, Philippe; Deygas, Beatrice; Presles, Emilie; Laporte, Silvy; for The PROPICE Study Group: Venous thromboembolism prevention with fondaparinux 1.5 mg in renally impaired patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery
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Koppara, Tobias; Joner, Michael; Bayer, Gerd; Steigerwald, Kristin; Diener, Tobias; Wittchow, Eric: Histopathological comparison of biodegradable polymer and permanent polymer based sirolimus eluting stents in a porcine model of coronary stent implantation
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Olesen, Jonas Bjerring; Torp-Pedersen, Christian; Hansen, Morten Lock; Lip, Gregory Y. H.: The value of the CHA2DS2-VASc score for refining stroke risk stratification in patients with atrial fibrillation with a CHADS2 score 0–1: A nationwide cohort study

Letters to the Editor

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Zolcinski, Marek; Ciesla-Dul, Mariola; Undas, Anetta: Effects of atorvastatin on plasma fibrin clot properties in apparently healthy individuals and patients with previous venous thromboembolism
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Olsson, Bob; Jernås, Margareta; Wadenvik, Hans: Increased plasma levels of granzymes in adult patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia
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Stagnara, Jérémie; Ottou, Francine Garnache; Angelot, Fanny; Mourey, Guillaume; Seilles, Estelle; Biichlé, Sabéha; Saas, Philippe; Racadot, Evelyne: Correlation between platelet-derived microparticle enumeration by flow cytometry and phospholipid-dependent procoagulant activity in microparticles: The centrifugation step matters!
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Pecci, Alessandro; Barozzi, Serena; d’Amico, Salvatore; Balduini, Carlo L.: Short-term eltrombopag for surgical preparation of a patient with inherited thrombocytopenia deriving from MYH9 mutation
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Hermans, Cedric; Eeckhoudt, Stéphane; Lambert, Catherine: Dabigatran etexilate (Pradaxa®) for preventing warfarin-induced skin necrosis in a patient with severe protein C deficiency
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Prandoni, Paolo; Prins, Martin H.; Ghirarduzzi, Angelo; Pengo, Vittorio; Sartori, Maria T.; Ugolotti, Maria C.; Bracco, Alessia; Veropalumbo, Maria R.; Noventa, Franco; Lensing, Anthonie W. A.: Family history of venous thrombosis or sudden death as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism

Author Correspondence

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Minamino, Tetsuo; Toba, Ken; Higo, Shuichiro; Nakatani, Daisaku; Ozawa, Takuya: Erythropoietin, progenitor cells and restenosis. A critique of Stein et al.
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Stein, Andreas; Ott, Ilka: Erythropoietin, progenitor cells and restenosis. A reply to Minamino et al.