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Coexisting Cardiac and Hematologic Disorders. [PDF]
Patients with concomitant cardiac and hematologic disorders presenting for noncardiac surgery are challenging. Anemic patients with cardiac disease should be approached in a methodical fashion.
Goldhammer, Jordan E., Kohl, Benjamin A.
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Discussion required for correct interpretation [PDF]
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the editorial by Romero and colleagues [1], which raises a number of important and interesting questions.
Aguan+10 more
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Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is primarily caused by the deficiency of plasma ADAMTS13 activity resulting from autoantibodies against ADAMTS13.
Wenjing Cao+7 more
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Physician decision making in selection of second-line treatments in immune thrombocytopenia in children. [PDF]
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an acquired autoimmune bleeding disorder which presents with isolated thrombocytopenia and risk of hemorrhage. While most children with ITP promptly recover with or without drug therapy, ITP is persistent or chronic in ...
Bennett, Carolyn M.+23 more
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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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Introduction Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura are two well recognized syndromes that are characterized by low platelet counts. In contrast, essential thrombocythemia is a myeloproliferative disease characterized
Farhat Mirna H+3 more
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Background Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is still associated with a 10–20% death rate. It has still not been possible to clearly identify early prognostic factors of death.
Ygal Benhamou+30 more
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IDIOPATHIC TROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA DURING PREGNANCY.OBSTETRICS AND PERENATAL RISKS
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is a relatively rare disease, especially during pregnancy. Currently, there are many ways of diagnostics, monitoring and treatment of patients.
V. B. Tskhay, E. K. Grebennikova
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Increased plasma von Willebrand factor antigen levels but normal von Willebrand factor cleaving protease (ADAMTS13) activity in preeclampsia. [PDF]
The activity of ADAMTS13, the von Willebrand factor (VWF) cleaving protease is low in several conditions, including HELLP (haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count) syndrome.
Bõze, Tamás+9 more
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Campylobacter Jejuni and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Gastrointestinal bacterial infections could be associated with multisystem complication due to the thrombotic phenomena. This paper reports the association of Campylobacter jejuni infection and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, and describes a new ...
Roman Jaeschke+3 more
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