Diagnostic value of combined serum biomarkers for the evaluation of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C infection: A multicenter, noninterventional, observational study [PDF]
Background/Aims: The hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is important cause of chronic hepatitis. Liver biopsy is considered the gold standard for assessment of fibrosis but this procedure is an invasive procedure.
Akhan, S. +34 more
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Platelet kinetics in the pulmonary microcirculation in vivo assessed by intravital microscopy [PDF]
Growing evidence supports the substantial pathophysiological impact of platelets on the development of acute lung injury. Methods for studying these cellular mechanisms in vivo are not present yet.
Eichhorn, M. E. +3 more
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Hussen Ebrahim,1 Fikir Asrie,2 Zegeye Getaneh2 1Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia; 2Department of Hematology & Immunohematology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory ...
Ebrahim H, Asrie F, Getaneh Z
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Air temperature and inflammatory and coagulation responses in men with coronary or pulmonary disease during the winter season [PDF]
Background and Objective Air temperature changes are associated with increased cardiovascular and respiratory risk, but the roles of inflammatory and coagulation markers are not well understood.
Breitner, Susanne +8 more
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Background: Platelet function plays a crucial pathophysiological role in the development of atherothrombosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).
Mukta Pujani +5 more
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Effects of High Flavanol Dark Chocolate on Cardiovascular Function and Platelet Aggregation. [PDF]
Regular consumption of chocolate and cocoa products has been linked to reduced cardiovascular mortality. This study compared the effects of high flavanol dark chocolate (HFDC; 1064mg flavanols/day for 6 weeks) and low flavanol dark chocolate (LFDC; 88mg ...
Akita +56 more
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Wetting and capillary nematization of binary hard-platelet and hard-rod fluids [PDF]
Density-functional theory is used to investigate the phase behavior of colloidal binary hard-platelet and hard-rod fluids near a single hard wall or confined in a slit pore.
Dietrich, S., Harnau, L.
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BACKGROUND: Platelet parameters in steady-state sickle cell anemia (SCA) are affected by the red cell sickling, vaso-occlusion, and chronic hemolysis occasioned by the disease; and the occurrence of bone pain crises may further alter these parameters ...
Abubakar Umar Musa, Mohammed A Ndakotsu
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Platelet Apoptosis in Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia: Insights into the Mechanism of Damage Triggered by Auto-antibodies [PDF]
Mechanisms leading to decreased platelet count in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) are heterogeneous. This study describes increased platelet apoptosis involving loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm), caspase 3 activation (aCasp3) and ...
Contrufo, Geraldine +11 more
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Platelet turnover in stable coronary artery disease - influence of thrombopoietin and low-grade inflammation. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Newly formed platelets are associated with increased aggregation and adverse outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The mechanisms involved in the regulation of platelet turnover in patients with CAD are largely unknown. AIM:
Sanne Bøjet Larsen +3 more
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