DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Issue 04 · Volume 91 · 2004 DOI: 10.1055/s-007-35605

Editorial Focus

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Greer, Ian A.: Endothelial cell microparticles and antiphospholipid syndrome: pathologic explanations and diagnostic opportunities

Review Article

639
Bhakdi, Sucharit; Lackner, Karl J.; Han, Shan-Rui; Torzewski, Michael; Husmann, Matthias: Beyond cholesterol: the enigma of atherosclerosis revisited
646
Kazory, Amir; Ducloux, Didier: Acquired hypercoagulable state in renal transplant recipients
655
Kassaï, Behrouz; Boissel, Jean-Pierre; Cucherat, Michel; Sonie, Sandrine; Shah, Nirav R.; Leizorovicz, Alain: A systematic review of the accuracy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis in asymptomatic patients

Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

667
Dignat-George, Françoise; Camoin-Jau, Laurence; Sabatier, Florence; Arnoux, Dominique; Anfosso, Francine; Bardin, Nathalie; Veit, Véronique; Combes, Valéry; Gentile, Stéphanie; Moal, Valérie; Sanmarco, Marielle; Sampol, José: Endothelial microparticles: a potential contribution to the thrombotic complications of the antiphospholipid syndrome
674
Zirlik, Andreas; Leugers, Anne; Lohrmann, Jens; Ernst, Sandra; Sobel, Burton E.; Bode, Christoph; Nordt, Thomas K.: Direct attenuation of plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 expression in human adipose tissue by thiazolidinediones
683
Rosito, Guido A.; D’Agostino, Ralph B.; Massaro, Joseph; Lipinska, Izabella; Mittleman, Murray A.; Sutherland, Patrice; Wilson, Peter W. F.; Levy, Daniel; Muller, James E.; Tofler, Geoffrey H.: Association between obesity and a prothrombotic state: the Framingham Offspring Study
690
Woessner, Ralph; Grauer, Markus; Bianchi, Oliver; Mueller, Martin; Moersdorf, Stefan; Berlit, Peter; Goertler, Michael; Grotemeyer, Karl-Heinz; Sliwka, Ulrich; Stoll, Martin; Treib, Johannes: Treatment with anticoagulants in cerebral events (TRACE)
694
Dossenbach-Glaninger, Astrid; van Trotsenburg, Michael; Krugluger, Walter; Dossenbach, Martin R.; Oberkanins, Christian; Huber, Johannes; Hopmeier, Pierre: Elevated coagulation factor VIII and the risk for recurrent early pregnancy loss
700
Dudding, Tracy E.; Attia, John: The association between adverse pregnancy outcomes and maternal factor V Leiden genotype: a meta-analysis
712
Legnani, Cristina; Cini, Michela; Cosmi, Benilde; Mattarozzi, Silvia; Manto, Giuseppa Lo; Palareti, Gualtiero: Oral contraceptive use in women with poor anticoagulant response to activated protein C but not carrying the factor V Leiden mutation increases the risk of venous thrombosis
719
Klenner, Anne F.; Lubenow, Norbert; Raschke, Ricarda; Greinacher, Andreas: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in children: 12 new cases and review of the literature
725
Kikura, Mutsuhito; Takada, Tomosue; Sato, Shigehito: Age- and sex-specific incidence, risk, and latency period of a perioperative acute thromboembolism syndrome (PATS)

Platelets and Blood Cells

733
Dubois, Christophe; Steiner, Beat; Meyer Reigner, Sylvie C.: Contribution of PAR-1, PAR-4 and GPIbα in intracellular signaling leading to the cleavage of the β3 cytoplasmic domain during thrombin-induced platelet aggregation
743
Joutsi-Korhonen, Lotta; Preston, Sandy; Smethurst, Peter A.; IJsseldijk, Martin; Schaffner-Reckinger, Elisabeth; Armour, Kathryn L.; Watkins, Nicholas A.; Clark, Michael R.; de Groot, Philip G.; Farndale, Richard W.; Ouwehand, Willem H.; Williamson, Lorna M.: The effect of recombinant IgG antibodies against the leucine-33 form of the platelet β3 integrin (HPA-1a) on platelet function
755
Cicha, Iwona; Garlichs, Christoph D.; Daniel, Werner G.; Goppelt-Struebe, Margarete: Activated human platelets release connective tissue growth factor
761
Kiefmann, Rainer; Heckel, Kai; Schenkat, Sonja; Dörger, Martina; Węsierska-Gądek, Józefa; Goetz, Alwin E.: Platelet-endothelial cell interaction in pulmonary microcirculation: the role of PARS
771
Bussel, James B.; Eldor, Amiram; Kelton, John G.; Varon, David; Brenner, Benjamin; Gillis, Shmuel; Angiolillo, Anne; Kulkarni, Roshni; Abshire, Thomas C.; Kelleher, Jack; the IGIV-C in ITP Study Group: IGIV-C, a novel intravenous immunoglobulin: evaluation of safety, efficacy, mechanisms of action, and impact on quality of life

Wound Healing and Inflammation/Infection

779
Shannon, Oonagh; Flock, Jan-Ingmar: Extracellular fibrinogen binding protein, Efb, from Staphylococcus aureus binds to platelets and inhibits platelet aggregation

Cell Signaling and Vessel Remodeling

790
Jono, Shuichi; Ikari, Yuji; Vermeer, Cees; Dissel, Paul; Hasegawa, Kotaro; Shioi, Atsushi; Taniwaki, Hiromichi; Kizu, Akane; Nishizawa, Yoshiki; Saito, Shigeru: Matrix Gla protein is associated with coronary artery calcification as assessed by electron-beam computed tomography
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Canosi, Umberto; Merlini, Piera Angelica; Bernardi, Francesco; Repetto, Alessandra; Bramucci, Ezio; Ferrario, Maurizio; Angoli, Luigi; Gnecchi, Massimiliano; Ferraresi, Paolo; Marchetti, Giovanna; Tavazzi, Luigi; Ardissino, Diego: Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and risk of restenosis after directional coronary atherectomy followed by stent implantation

Cellular Proteolysis and Oncology

801
Blumentals, William A.; Foulis, Philip R.; Schwartz, Skai W.; Mason, Thomas J.: Does warfarin therapy influence the risk of bladder cancer?

New Technologies and Diagnostic Tools

806
Zhou, Wenhua; Tsai, Han-Mou: An enzyme immunoassay of ADAMTS13 distinguishes patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura from normal individuals and carriers of ADAMTS13 mutations
812
Dempfle, Carl-Erik; Wurst, Michael; Smolinski, Mathias; Lorenz, Stephan; Osika, Alexandra; Olenik, Daniela; Fiedler, Fritz; Borggrefe, Martin: Use of soluble fibrin antigen instead of D-dimer as fibrin-related marker may enhance the prognostic power of the ISTH overt DIC score

Case Report

819
Puetz, John; Knutsen, Al; Bouhasin, John: Congenital deficiency of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors associated with central nervous system anomalies
822
Cazap, Nicolas R.; Edwards, Creighton L.; Posey, John A.; Rice, Lawrence: Trousseau-like venous thromboemboli with benign ovarian tumors

Letters to the Editor

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Bouaziz, Lobna; Hézard, Nathalie; Touhami, Mahjoub; Potron, Gérard; N’siri, Brahim; Nguyen, Philippe: Allelic frequency of the factor V Leiden mutation and of the prothrombin gene 20210A mutation in healthy Tunisian population
825
Lichy, Christoph; Stoll, Felix; Kropp, Silke; Genius, Just; Dong-Si, Tuan; Reuner, Karl; Litfin, Frank; Grau, Armin: Cerebral ischemia in young adults and genetic polymorphisms of coagulation factors II, V and VII
827
Eschwège, Valerie; Trillard, Melanie; Robert, Annie: Overestimation of plasma level of factor V coagulant activity due to unrecognised preanalytical coagulation
828
Patel, Raj K.; Ford, Elizabeth; Thumpston, Jill; Arya, Roopen: Coagulation factor levels and venous thrombosis in the black population
830
Tefs, Katrin; Ziegler, Maike; Georgieva, Maria; Hügle, Boris; Schuster, Volker: A nucleic acid exchange in Intron F (Intron F-14T>G) in the human plasminogen gene is only a common polymorphism and not a true mutation
832
Sartori, Maria Teresa; Pellati, Donatella; Saggiorato, Graziella; Girolami, Antonio: Reply to: A nucleic acid exchange in Intron F (Intron F-14T>G) in the human plasminogen gene is only a common polymorphism and nota true mutation
833
Kavanagh, Dara; Hill, Arnold D. K.; Martin, Sean; Power, Colm; McDermott, Enda W.; O’Higgins, Niall; Murphy, Karen: Life threatening haemorrhagic events associated with the administration of low-molecular-weight-heparin
834
Potenza, Leonardo; Luppi, Mario; Morselli, Monica; Saviola, Alessia; Ferrari, Angela; Riva, Giovanni; Longo, Giuseppe; Marietta, Marco; Torelli, Giuseppe: Thrombotic complications associated with thalidomide in multiple myeloma: an old problem with new questions and quandaries in decision-making
837
Eroğlu, Aydan; Ulu, Arzu; Erekul, Selim; Akgul, Hikmet; Akar, Nejat: PT G20210A and factor V Leiden mutations and isolated limb perfusion-associated thrombosis in patients with soft tissue sarcoma
839
Obergfell, Achim; Langenfeld, Heiner; Hopp, Heiner; Steigerwald, Udo; Grossmann, Ralf: Thrombosis of a prosthetic aortic valve during pregnancy despite therapeutic dosage of Nadroparin
841
Korte, Wolfgang C.; Wuillemin, Walter A.; Caliezi, Christoph; Riesen, Walter F.: CRP measured by a high sensitivity assay correlates with clinical probability (Wells score) testing for deep venous thrombosis
843
Al-Habboubi, Hanaa H.; Tamim, Hala; Ameen, Ghada; Almawi, Wassim Y.: C677T and A1298C single nucleotide polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene among Bahraini Arabs
845
Foucher, Karine; Toulon, Pierre; Schved, Jean-François; Polack, Benoit: Suggestions for an appropriate methodological approach for the validation of an evacuated blood collection tube made in plastic material including the effect of age