A randomized clinical trial of unfractioned heparin for treatment of sepsis (the HETRASE study): design and rationale [NCT00100308] [PDF]
Introduction Infection promotes coagulation via a large number of molecular and cellular mechanisms, and this procoagulant activity has boosted basic and clinical research using anticoagulant molecules as therapeutic tools in sepsis.
Aguirre Daniel +6 more
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Background Poor platelet inhibition by aspirin or clopidogrel has been associated with adverse outcomes in patients with cardiovascular diseases.
Lorenz Reinhard +5 more
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Thrombin Generation in Vitreous and Subretinal Fluid of Patients with Retinal Detachment [PDF]
Purpose: To measure prothrombin fragments (F1+2) and thrombin-antithrombin complex (TAT) in vitreous and subretinal fluid (SRF) of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) patients and to validate and further specify our earlier finding of increased ...
Bastiaans, J. (Jeroen) +4 more
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Scrotal Hirudiniasis: The Mysterious Migration of a Leech Into the Scrotum: A Case Report
ABSTRACT Hirudiniasis, or leech infestation, is a rare parasitic condition typically involving external skin or mucosal surfaces. We report a case of scrotal hirudiniasis, an 11 cm long leech discovered within the scrotal sac of a 15‐year‐old male.
Pranto Chakroborty, Md. Abdul Quadir
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Recombinant Neorudin for the Prevention of Deep-Vein Thrombosis After Spinal-Cord Injury
Yu-Bin Liu,1,2 Yun Liu,1,3 Lin Zhang,1 Xing-Chen Zhou,1 Bo-Yuan Ren,1 Can Zheng,1 Chun-Hua Hao,4 Wei-Ting Wang,4 Xia Xia,5 Gang-Qiao Zhou,1,3 Chu-Tse Wu,1 Ji-De Jin1 1Department of Experimental Hematology and Biochemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation ...
Liu YB +11 more
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Recent acquisitions in the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation [PDF]
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a disorder characterized by both acute generalized, widespread activation of coagulation, which results in thrombotic complications due to the intravascular formation of fibrin, and diffuse hemorrhages, due
Lippi Giuseppe +2 more
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Armed with unique structural and functional properties, elastin‐like polypeptides attract their attentions as programmable materials in biomedical applications, including fusion tags for protein and nucleic acid purification; nanocarriers for protein, chemotherapeutics, and imaging agent delivery; hydrogels for tissue regeneration, 3D model ...
Yang Yuan +9 more
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A clinical trial comparing primary coronary angioplasty with tissue plasminogen activator for acute myocardial infarction [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Among physicians who treat patients with acute myocardial infarction, there is controversy about the magnitude of the clinical benefit of primary (i.e., immediate) coronary angioplasty as compared with thrombolytic therapy.
Ellis, S.G. (Stephen) +1 more
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Abstract Background Cryoprecipitate Anti‐Haemophilic Factor (CRYO‐AHF) is enriched for fibrinogen, VWF, FVIII, FXIII and fibronectin, but has short post‐thaw expiration due to risk of transfusion‐transmitted infection (TTI) limiting availability for rapid treatment.
Florian Tupin +6 more
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A comparison of recombinant Hirudin with Heparin for the treatment of acute coronary syndromes. The Global Use of Strategies to Open Occluded Coronary Arteries (GUSTO) IIb Investigators [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Thrombin has a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of acute coronary thrombosis. We compared the clinical efficacy of a potent, direct thrombin inhibitor, recombinant hirudin, with that of heparin (an indirect antithrombin agent) in patients ...
Simoons, M.L. (Maarten)
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