DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Issue 11 · Volume 106 · 2011 DOI: 10.1055/s-008-36054

Invited Editorial Focus

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Apostolakis, Stavros; Lip, Gregory Y. H.: Stroke prevention in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: Can warfarin do better?

Theme Issue Editorial

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Lutgens, Esther; Binder, Christoph J.: Immunology of atherosclerosis

Theme Issue Article

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Hristov, Mihail; Weber, Christian: Differential role of monocyte subsets in atherosclerosis
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Wolfs, Ine M. J.; Donners, Marjo M. P. C.; de Winther, Menno P. J.: Differentiation factors and cytokines in the atherosclerotic plaque micro-environment as a trigger for macrophage polarisation
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Manthey, Helga D.; Zernecke, Alma: Dendritic cells in atherosclerosis: Functions in immune regulation and beyond
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Ketelhuth, Daniel F. J.; Hansson, Göran K.: Cellular immunity, low-density lipoprotein and atherosclerosis: Break of tolerance in the artery wall
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Butcher, Matthew; Galkina, Elena: Current views on the functions of interleukin-17A-producing cells in atherosclerosis
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de Jager, Saskia C. A.; Kuiper, Johan: Vaccination strategies in atherosclerosis
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Gerdes, Norbert; Zirlik, Andreas: Co-stimulatory molecules in and beyond co-stimulation – tipping the balance in atherosclerosis?
814
Getz, Godfrey S.; VanderLaan, Paul A.; Reardon, Catherine A.: Natural killer T cells in lipoprotein metabolism and atherosclerosis
820
Bot, Ilze; Biessen, Erik A. L.: Mast cells in atherosclerosis
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Lievens, Dirk; Hundelshausen, Philipp von: Platelets in atherosclerosis
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Drechsler, Maik; Döring, Yvonne; Megens, Remco T. A.; Soehnlein, Oliver: Neutrophilic granulocytes – promiscuous accelerators of atherosclerosis
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Wade, Nekeithia S.; Major, Amy S.: The problem of accelerated atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: Insights into a complex co-morbidity
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Rosenfeld, Michael E.; Ann Campbell, Lee: Pathogens and atherosclerosis: Update on the potential contribution of multiple infectious organisms to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis

Consensus Document

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Pengo, Vittorio; Crippa, Luciano; Falanga, Anna; Finazzi, Guido; Marongiu, Francesco; Palareti, Gualtiero; Poli, Daniela; Testa, Sophie; Tiraferri, Eros; Tosetto, Alberto; Tripodi, Armando; Manotti, Cesare: Questions and answers on the use of dabigatran and perpectives on the use of other new oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

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Bishara, Rema; Telman, Gregory; Bahouth, Fadel; Lessick, Jonathan; Aronson, Doron: Transient atrial fibrillation and risk of stroke after acute myocardial infarction
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de Wee, Eva M.; Knol, H. Marieke; Mauser-Bunschoten, Eveline P.; van der Bom, Johanna G.; Eikenboom, Jeroen C. J.; Fijnvandraat, Karin; Goede-Bolder, Arja de; Laros-van Gorkom, Britta; Ypma, Paula F.; Zweegman, Sonja; Meijer, Karina; Leebeek, Frank W. G.; for the WiN study group: Gynaecological and obstetric bleeding in moderate and severe von Willebrand disease
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Soeda, Tetsuhiro; Nogami, Keiji; Ogiwara, Kenichi; Shima, Midori: Interactions between residues 2228–2240 within factor VIIIa C2 domain and factor IXa Gla domain contribute to propagation of clot formation
901
Sonnevi, Kristina; Tchaikovski, Svetlana N.; Holmström, Margareta; Rosing, Jan; Bremme, Katarina; Lärfars, Gerd: Thrombin generation and activated protein C resistance in the absence of factor V Leiden correlates with the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism in women aged 18–65 years
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Tiedje, Vera; Dunkler, Daniela; Ay, Cihan; Horvath, Birgit; Quehenberger, Peter; Pabinger, Magdalena; Zielinski, Christoph; Pabinger, Ingrid; Mannhalter, Christine: The role of fibrinogen plasma levels, the –455G>A fibrinogen and the factor XIII A subunit (FXIII-A) Val34Leu polymorphism in cancer-associated venous thrombosis
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Tchaikovski, Svetlana N.; Thomassen, M. Christella L. G. D.; Costa, Serban-Dan; Peeters, Louis L. H.; Rosing, Jan: Role of protein S and tissue factor pathway inhibitor in the development of activated protein C resistance early in pregnancy in women with a history of preeclampsia

Platelets and Blood Cells

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Rukoyatkina, Natalia; Walter, Ulrich; Friebe, Andreas; Gambaryan, Stepan: Differentiation of cGMP-dependent and -independent nitric oxide effects on platelet apoptosis and reactive oxygen species production using platelets lacking soluble guanylyl cyclase
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Chan, Chee M.; Corso, Paul J.; Sun, Xiumei; Hill, Peter C.; Shorr, Andrew F.: Evaluating the role for the optical density in the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia following cardiac surgery

Cardiovascular Biology and Cell Signalling

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Reitsma, Sietze; oude Egbrink, Mirjam G. A.; Heijnen, Viviane V. Th.; Megens, Remco T. A.; Engels, Wim; Vink, Hans; W. Slaaf, Dick; van Zandvoort, Marc A. M. J.: Endothelial glycocalyx thickness and platelet-vessel wall interactions during atherogenesis

New Technologies, Diagnostic Tools and Drugs

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Li, Dengju; Xiao, Juan; Paessler, Michele; Zheng, X. Long: Novel recombinant glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored ADAMTS13 and variants for assessment of anti-ADAMTS13 autoantibodies in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
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Ikonomidis, Ignatios; Tzortzis, Stavros; Lekakis, John; Paraskevaidis, Ioannis; Dasou, Pinelopi; Parissis, John; Nikolaou, Maria; Markantonis, Sophia L.; Katsimbri, Pelagia; Skarantavos, Grigoris; Andreadou, Ioanna; Anastasiou-Nana, Maria: Association of soluble apoptotic markers with impaired left ventricular deformation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Effects of inhibition of interleukin-1 activity by anakinra
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Gallagher, Arlene M.; Setakis, Efrosini; Plumb, Jonathan M.; Clemens, Andreas; van Staa, Tjeerd-Pieter: Risks of stroke and mortality associated with suboptimal anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation patients
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Spirk, David; Aujesky, Drahomir; Husmann, Marc; Hayoz, Daniel; Baldi, Thomas; Frauchiger, Beat; Banyai, Martin; Baumgartner, Iris; Kucher, Nils: Cardiac troponin testing and the simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index

Letters to the Editor

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Guglielmone, Hugo; Jarchum, Gustavo; Minoldo, Salvador: Successful treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in a patient with an acquired factor V inhibitor after liver transplantation
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Seidel, Holger; Molderings, Gerhard J.; Oldenburg, Johannes; Meis, Kirsten; Kolck, Ulrich W.; Homann, Jürgen; Hertfelder, Hans-Jörg: Bleeding diathesis in patients with mast cell activation disease
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Tichelaar, Vladimir; de Jong, Helma; Nijland, Hendrik; Kluin-Nelemans, Hanneke; Meijer, Karina; Mulder, André: Interference of rivaroxaban in one-stage and chromogenic factor VIII:C assays