DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Issue 04 · Volume 97 · 2007 DOI: 10.1055/s-007-35456

Editorial Focus

  • 501
    Grebe, Mathias T.:

    Combined computed tomographic (CT)-angiography and indirect CT-venography for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: Is more scanning better?

  • 503
    Schaudig, Katrin; Thomssen, Christoph:

    Hormonal therapy with patch or pill: How much does it matter?

    • Review Article

  • 505
    Kher, André; Bauersachs, Rupert; Nielsen, Jorn Dalsgaard:

    The management of thrombosis in pregnancy: Role of low-molecular-weight heparin

    • Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

  • 514
    Barg, Alexej; Ossig, Rainer; Goerge, Tobias; Schneider, Matthias F.; Schillers, Hermann; Oberleithner, Hans; Schneider, Stefan W.:

    Soluble plasma-derived von Willebrand factor assembles to a haemostatically active filamentous network

  • 527
    Casonato, Alessandra; Marco, Luigi De; Gallinaro, Lisa; Sztukowska, Maryta; Mazzuccato, Mario; Battiston, Monica; Pagnan, Antonio; Ruggeri, Zaverio M.:

    Altered von Willebrand factor subunit proteolysis and multimer processing associated with the Cys2362Phe mutation in the B2 domain

  • 534
    Morelli, Vania M.; de Visser, Marieke C. H.; van Tilburg, Nico H.; Vos, Hans L.; Eikenboom, Jeroen C. J.; Rosendaal, Frits R.; Bertina, Rogier M.:

    ABO blood group genotypes, plasma von Willebrand factor levels and loading of von Willebrand factor with A and B antigens

  • 542
    Al-Hilali, Akram; Wulff, Karin; Abdel-Razeq, Hikmat; Saud, Khalida Abu; Al-Gaili, Fateh; Herrmann, Falko H.:

    Analysis of the novel factor X gene mutation Glu51Lys in two families with factor X-Riyadh anomaly

  • 546
    Monaldini, Luca; Asselta, Rosanna; Duga, Stefano; Peyvandi, Flora; Karimi, Mehran; Malcovati, Massimo; Tenchini, Maria Luisa:

    Mutational screening of six afibrinogenemic patients: Identification and characterization of four novel molecular defects

  • 552
    Marchi, Rita; Ramirez, Ysabel López; Nagaswami, Chandrasekaran; Masova, Leona; Pulido, Anibal; Mora, José López; Muller, Aixa; Arocha-Piñango, Carmen Luisa; Weisel, John W.:

    Haemostatic changes related to fibrin formation and fibrinolysis during the first trimester in normal pregnancy and in recurrent miscarriage

  • 558
    Brosnan, Jeanette F.; Sheppard, Brian L.; Norris, Lucy A.:

    Haemostatic activation in post-menopausal women taking low-dose hormone therapy: Less effect with transdermal administration?

  • 566
    Nchimi, Alain; Ghaye, Benoît; Noukoua, Charlemagne T.; Dondelinger, Robert F.:

    Incidence and distribution of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis at indirect computed tomography venography in patients suspected of pulmonary embolism

  • 573
    Bugert, Peter; Pabinger, Ingrid; Stamer, Kathrin; Vormittag, Rainer; Skeate, Robert C.; Wahi, Monika M.; Panzer, Simon:

    The risk for thromboembolic disease in lupus anticoagulant patients due to pathways involving P-selectin and CD154

  • 581
    Mahé, Isabelle; Aghassarian, Manvel; Drouet, Ludovic; dit-Sollier, Claire Bal; Lacut, Karine; Heilmann, Jean-Jacques; Mottier, Dominique; Bergmann, Jean-François:

    Tinzaparin and enoxaparin given at prophylactic dose for eight days in medical elderly patients with impaired renal function

    • Platelets and Blood Cells

  • 587
    Bozulic, Larry D.; Malik, Mohammad T.; Powell, David W.; Nanez, Adrian; Link, Andrew J.; Ramos, Kenneth S.; Dean, William L.:

    Plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase associates with CLP36, α-actinin and actin in human platelets

  • 598
    Poitevin, Stéphane; Cochery-Nouvellon, Eva; Dupont, Annick; Nguyen, Philippe:

    Monocyte IL-10 produced in response to lipopolysaccharide modulates thrombin generation by inhibiting tissue factor expression and release of active tissue factor-bound microparticles

  • 608
    Straub, Andreas; Breuer, Melanie; Wendel, Hans P.; Peter, Karlheinz; Dietz, Klaus; Ziemer, Gerhard:

    Critical temperature ranges of hypothermia-induced platelet activation: Possible implications for cooling patients in cardiac surgery

    • Wound Healing and Inflammation/Infection

  • 617
    Heying, Ruth; Gevel, Joke van de; Que, Yok-Ai; Moreillon, Philippe; Beekhuizen, Henry:

    Fibronectin-binding proteins and clumping factor A in Staphylococcus aureus experimental endocarditis: FnBPA is sufficient to activate human endothelial cells

  • 627
    Sosothikul, Darintr; Seksarn, Panya; Pongsewalak, Sureeporn; Thisyakorn, Usa; Lusher, Jeanne:

    Activation of endothelial cells, coagulation and fibrinolysis in children with Dengue virus infection

    • Cardiovascular Biology and Cell Signalling

  • 635
    Shafey, Mona; Anderson, Josdalyne L.; Scarvelis, Dimitri; Doucette, Steven P.; Gagnon, France; Wells, Philip S.:

    Factor XIII Val34Leu variant and the risk of myocardial infarction

  • 642
    Adlbrecht, Christopher; Bonderman, Diana; Plass, Christian; Jakowitsch, Johannes; Beran, Gilbert; Sperker, Wolfgang; Siostrzonek, Peter; Glogar, Dietmar; Maurer, Gerald; Lang, Irene M.:

    Active endothelin is an important vasoconstrictor in acute coronary thrombi

  • 650
    Vilahur, Gemma; Pena, Esther; Padró, Teresa; Badimon, Lina:

    Protein disulphide isomerase-mediated LA419– NO release provides additional antithrombotic effects to the blockade of the ADP receptor

    • Animal Models

  • 658
    Li, Yi-Heng; Hsieh, Chung-Yu; Wang, Danny Ling; Chung, Hsing-Chun; Liu, Shu-Lin; Chao, Ting-Hsing; Shi, Guey-Yueh; Wu, Hua-Lin:

    Remodeling of carotid arteries is associated with increased expression of thrombomodulin in a mouse transverse aortic constriction model

  • 665
    Sudo, Toshiki; Ito, Hideki; Hayashi, Hideki; Nagamura, Yoshie; Toga, Kazuyuki; Yamada, Yoshihisa:

    Genetic strain differences in platelet aggregation and thrombus formation of laboratory rats

    • Letters to the Editor

  • 673
    Boettiger, Corinna; Koch, Werner; Mehilli, Julinda; Schoemig, Albert; Kastrati, Adnan:

    Glycoprotein VI polymorphisms and outcome after percutaneous coronary interventions

  • 675
    Dargaud, Yesim; Bordet, Jean Claude; Francillon, Stéphanie; Négrier, Claude:

    Haemophilia patients exhibit prolonged coagulation time but normal lag time of thrombin generation test: Are these results really discordant?

  • 676
    Garcia, Andrea A.; van der Hoeven, Niels V.; Boellaard, Thierry N.; van der Heijden, Jeroen F.; Groot, Angelique P. A.; Reitsma, Pieter H.:

    Fibrinogen Aα312 and Bβ448 polymorphisms are not related to bleeding during oral vitamin K-antagonist treatment

  • 678
    Gelas, Martine Alhenc; Juin, Fabrice; Raucourt, Emmanuelle de; Gandrille, Sophie; Borgel, Delphine; Aiach, Martine:

    Influence of PROS1 gene mutations affecting protein S amino-acid 275 on plasma free protein S measurement

  • 681
    Murphy, Andrew; White, Anthony; Nair, Rajesh; Kingwell, Bronwyn; Duffy, Stephen; Chin-Dusting, Jaye; Woollard, Kevin:

    C-reactive protein and FcγRIIa functional polymorphisms are not associated with clinical presentation of stable and unstable angina

  • 683
    Fergusson, William:

    Nitric oxide synthase 3 genotypes and inflammatory markers in coronary artery disease patients

  • 683
    Ikonomidis, Ignatios; Lekakis, John; Tsibida, Maria; Kremastinos, Dimitrios T.:

    Rebuttal: The independent association of nitric oxide synthase 3 polymorphisms and their combination with inflammatory markers