A Case Report of a Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria with Increased Coagulation Activation Markers while on Treatment with LMWH with Anti-Xa Levels above the Therapeutic Range

Thromb Haemost 2000; 83(02): 348-349
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613811

Letters to the Editor

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Yale S. Arkel

¹From the Blood Disorder Center for Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Overlook Hospital/Atlantic Health System, Summit, NJ, USA

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De-Hui W. Ku

¹From the Blood Disorder Center for Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Overlook Hospital/Atlantic Health System, Summit, NJ, USA

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Cathryn Lake

¹From the Blood Disorder Center for Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Overlook Hospital/Atlantic Health System, Summit, NJ, USA

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Xuan Lam

¹From the Blood Disorder Center for Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Overlook Hospital/Atlantic Health System, Summit, NJ, USA

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Arthur Spielvogel

¹From the Blood Disorder Center for Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Overlook Hospital/Atlantic Health System, Summit, NJ, USA

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