DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Issue 10 · Volume 102 · 2009 DOI: 10.1055/s-008-36063

Editorial Focus

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Reid, John H.: Does weather influence the development of deep venous thrombosis? The answer may be blowing in the wind
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Shannon, Oonagh: Platelets interact with bacterial pathogens

Rapid and Short Communication

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Folsom, Aaron R.; Lutsey, Pamela L.; Astor, Brad C.; Cushman, Mary: C-reactive protein and venous thromboembolism
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Koopman, Karen; Uyttenboogaart, Maarten; Vroomen, Patrick C. A. J.; van der Meer, Jan; De Keyser, Jacques; Luijckx, Gert-Jan: Risk factors for cerebral venous thrombosis and deep venous thrombosis in patients aged between 15 and 50 years

Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

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Kim, Paul Y.; Manuel, Reginald; Nesheim, Michael E.: Differences in prethrombin-1 activation with human or bovine factor Va can be attributed to the heavy chain
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Metzner, Hubert J.; Weimer, Thomas; Kronthaler, Ulrich; Lang, Wiegand; Schulte, Stefan: Genetic fusion to albumin improves the pharmacokinetic properties of factor IX
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Takeyama, Masahiro; Nogami, Keiji; Saenko, Evgueni L.; Nishiya, Katsumi; Ogiwara, Kenichi; Shima, Midori: Identification of a protein S-interactive site within the A2 domain of the factor VIII heavy chain
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Cochery-Nouvellon, Éva; Chauleur, Céline; Demattei, Christophe; Mercier, Éric; Fabbro-Peray, Pascale; Marès, Pierre; Mismetti, Patrick; Lissalde-Lavigne, Géraldine; Gris, Jean-Christophe: The A6936G polymorphism of the endothelial protein C receptor gene is associated with the risk of unexplained foetal loss in Mediterranean European couples
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Luxembourg, Beate; Schmitt, Joern; Humpich, Marek; Glowatzki, Matthias; Dressler, Dejan; Seifried, Erhard; Lindhoff-Last, Edelgard: Cardiovascular risk factors in idiopathic compared to riskassociated venous thromboembolism: A focus on fibrinogen, factor VIII, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)
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Brown, Helen K.; Simpson, John A.; Murchison, John T.: The influence of meteorological variables on the development of deep venous thrombosis
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Agterof, Mariette J.; van Bladel, Esther R.; Schutgens, Roger E. G.; Snijder, Repke J.; Tromp, Ellen A. M.; Prins, Martin H.; Biesma, Douwe H.: Risk stratification of patients with pulmonary embolism based on pulse rate and D-dimer concentration
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Fanikos, John; Piazza, Gregory; Zayaruzny, Maksim; Goldhaber, Samuel Z.: Long-term complications of medical patients with hospitalacquired venous thromboembolism

Platelets and Blood Cells

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Gunnarsson, Peter; Levander, Louise; Påhlsson, Peter; Grenegård, Magnus: α1-acid glycoprotein (AGP)-induced platelet shape change involves the Rho/Rho kinase signalling pathway
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Sandberg, Wiggo J.; Otterdal, Kari; Gullestad, Lars; Halvorsen, Bente; Ragnarsson, Asgrimur; Frøland, Stig S.; Damås, Jan K.; Øie, Erik; Aukrust, Pål; Hansson, Göran K.; Yndestad, Arne: The tumour necrosis factor superfamily ligand APRIL (TNFSF13) is released upon platelet activation and expressed in atherosclerosis
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Dean, William L.; Lee, Menq J.; Cummins, Timothy D.; Schultz, David J.; Powell, David W.: Proteomic and functional characterisation of platelet microparticle size classes
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Elsenberg, Ellen H. A. M.; van Werkum, Jochem W.; van de Wal, Ruud M. A.; Zomer, Carla A.; Bouman, Heleen J.; Verheugt, Freek W. A.; ten Berg, Jurriën M.; Hackeng, Christian M.: The influence of clinical characteristics, laboratory and inflammatory markers on ‘high on-treatment platelet reactivity’ as measured with different platelet function tests
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Johnson, Gerhard J.; Leis, Linda A.; Bach, Ronald R.: Tissue factor activity of blood mononuclear cells is increased after total knee arthroplasty

Wound Healing and Inflammation/Infection

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Niemann, Silke; Kehrel, Beate E.; Heilmann, Christine; Rennemeier, Claudia; Peters, Georg; Hammerschmidt, Sven: Pneumococcal association to platelets is mediated by soluble fibrin and supported by thrombospondin-1
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Kern, Jan Marco; Maass, Viola; Rupp, Jan; Maass, Matthias: Proliferative stimulation of the vascular endothelin-1 axis in vitro and ex vivo by infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae

Cardiovascular Biology and Cell Signalling

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Dagres, Nikolaos; Hindricks, Gerhard; Kottkamp, Hans; Sommer, Philipp; Gaspar, Thomas; Bode, Kerstin; Arya, Arash; Rallidis, Loukianos S.; Kremastinos, Dimitrios Th.; Piorkowski, Christopher: Real-life anticoagulation treatment of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: Possible overtreatment of low-risk patients
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Fernandez-Cadenas, Israel; Mendioroz, Maite; Munuera, Josep; Alvarez-Sabin, José; Rovira, Alex; Quiroga, Adoracion; Corbeto, Natalia; Rubiera, Marta; Delgado, Pilar; Rosell, Anna; Ribó, Marc; Molina, Carlos A.; Montaner, Joan: Lower concentrations of thrombin-antithrombin complex (TAT) correlate to higher recanalisation rates among ischaemic stroke patients treated with t-PA
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Levy, Jerrold H.; Gill, Ravi; Nussmeier, Nancy A.; Olsen, Peter Skov; Andersen, Henning F.; Booth, Frank V. McL.; Jespersen, Christian M.: Repletion of factor XIII following cardiopulmonary bypass using a recombinant A-subunit homodimer
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New Technologies, Diagnostic Tools and Drugs

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Armstrong, Paul C. J.; Dhanji, Al-Rehan; Truss, Nicola J.; Zain, Zetty N. M.; Tucker, Arthur T.; Mitchell, Jane A.; Warner, Timothy D.: Utility of 96-well plate aggregometry and measurement of thrombi adhesion to determine aspirin and clopidogrel effectiveness
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Urwyler, Natalie; Staub, Lukas P.; Beran, Dominik; Deplazes, Marcus; Lord, Sarah J.; Alberio, Lorenzo; Theiler, Lorenz; Greif, Robert: Is perioperative point-of-care prothrombin time testing accurate compared to the standard laboratory test?

Case Report

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Kovács, Kitti B.; Tisza, Bernadett; István, Komáromi; Muszbek, László; Bereczky, Zsuzsanna: Inherited factor V deficiency associated with a novel heterozygous missense mutation (p.G493R) in a patient with excessive surgical bleeding

Letters to the Editor

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He, Shu; Ezban, Mirella; Bark, Niklas; Persson, Egon; Hedner, Ulla: Fibrin gel structure obtained with a FVIIa analogue with enhanced FX-activating potential in haemophilia
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Eliautou, Sandra; Mangin, Pierre Henri; Walter, Ulrich; Gachet, Christian; Lanza, François: Normal filopodia extension in VASP-deficient platelets upon activation by adhesive matrices or soluble agonists
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Guanella, Raphael; Glauser, Frederic; Bounameaux, Henri; Mazzolai, Lucia: Inferior vena cava agenesis: Association with bilateral lower-limb deep vein thrombosis in young males

Erratum

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