DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Issue 07 · Volume 84 · 2000 DOI: 10.1055/s-008-36018

Commentary

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Kluft, C.: Renewed Interest in Haemostasis Changes Induced by Oral Contraceptives (OCs)
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Middeldorp, Saskia; Meijers, Joost C. M.; van den Ende, Abraham E.; van Enk, Adam; Bouma, Bonno N.; Tans, Guido; Rosing, Jan; Prins, Martin H.; Büller, Harry R.: Effects on Coagulation of Levonorgestrel- and Desogestrel-containing Low Dose Oral Contraceptives: a Cross-over Study
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Meijers, Joost C. M.; Middeldorp, Saskia; Tekelenburg, Winnie; van den Ende, Abraham E.; Tans, Guido; Prins, Martin H.; Rosing, Jan; Büller, Harry R.; Bouma, Bonno N.: Increased Fibrinolytic Activity during Use of Oral Contraceptives Is Counteracted by an Enhanced Factor XI-independent down Regulation of Fibrinolysis
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Tans, Guido; Curvers, Joyce; Middeldorp, Saskia; Thomassen, M. Christella L. G. D.; Meijers, Joost C. M.; Prins, Martin H.; Bouma, Bonno N.; Büller, Harry R.; Rosing, Jan: A Randomized Cross-over Study on the Effects of Levonorgestrel- and Desogestrel-containing Oral Contraceptives on the Anticoagulant Pathways
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Bernardi, Enrico; Piccioli, Andrea; Oliboni, Giancarlo; Zuin, Renzo; Girolami, Antonio; Prandoni, Paolo: Nomograms for the Administration of Unfractionated Heparin in the Initial Treatment of Acute Thromboembolism – an Overview
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Morita, Hiroyuki; Kurihara, Hiroki; Kuwaki, Tomoyuki; Hamada, Chikuma; Kitaoka, Masao; Suzuki, Shin; Yazaki, Yoshio; Nagai, Ryozo: Homocysteine as a Risk Factor for Restenosis after Coronary Angioplasty
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Donohoe, Siobhán; Kingdom, John C. P.; Mackie, Ian J.; Burrell, Stephen; Quenby, Siobhán; Jauniaux, Eric; Machin, Samuel J.: Ontogeny of Beta 2 Glycoprotein I and Annexin V in Villous Placenta of Normal and Antiphospholipid Syndrome Pregnancies
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Kamali, Farhad; Edwards, Clive; Butler, Timothy J.; Wynne, Hilary A.: The Influence of (R)- and (S)-Warfarin, Vitamin K and Vitamin K Epoxide upon Warfarin Anticoagulation
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Rybarczyk, B. J.; Pereira, M.; Simpson-Haidaris, P. J.: Characterization of a Monoclonal Antibody, D73H, that Maps to a Highly Conserved Region on Fibrinogen Bβ Chain
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Iida, Hiroko; Ishii, Eiichi; Nakahara, Mutsuko; Urata, Michiyo; Wakiyama, Machiko; Kurihara, Masako; Watanabe, Kumiko; Kai, Takeshi; Ihara, Kenji; Kinoshita, Sachiko; Hamasaki, Naotaka: A Case of Congenital Afibrinogenemia: Fibrinogen Hakata, a Novel Nonsense Mutation of the Fibrinogen γ-Chain Gene
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Fujita, Mitsugu; Izutani, Wakako; Komurasaki, Yoshikazu: Effect of Urinary Protein C Inhibitor on Lipopolysaccharide-induced Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Rats
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Mussoni, Luciana; Banfi, Cristina; Sironi, Luigi; Arpaia, Magda; Tremoli, Elena: Fluvastatin Inhibits Basal and Stimulated Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1, but Induces Tissue Type Plasminogen Activator in Cultured Human Endothelial Cells
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Montes, Ramón; Declerck, Paul J.; Calvo, Alfonso; Montes, Marta; Hermida, José; Muñoz, María C.; Rocha, Eduardo: Prevention of Renal Fibrin Deposition in Endotoxin-induced DIC through Inhibition of PAI-1
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Arza, Begoña; Félez, Jordi; Fábregas, Pere; Laroche, Yves; Collen, Désiré; Lijnen, Roger H.: Plasminogen Binding Properties of Macrophage Inflammatory Protein (MIP)-2α
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Mikkelsson, Jussi; Perola, Markus; Wartiovaara, Ulla; Peltonen, Leena; Palotie, Aarno; Penttilä, Antti; Karhunen, Pekka J.: Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) 4G/5G Polymorphism, Coronary Thrombosis, and Myocardial Infarction in Middle-aged Finnish Men who Died Suddenly
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McBane, Robert D.; Ford, Monique A. P.; Karnicki, Krzysztof; Stewart, MaryLou; Owen, Whyte G.: Fibrinogen, Fibrin and Crosslinking in Aging Arterial Thrombi
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Schlammadinger, Agota; Kerenyi, Adrienne; Muszbek, Laszlo; Boda, Zoltan: Comparison of the O’Brien Filter Test and the PFA-100 Platelet Analyzer in the Laboratory Diagnosis of von Willebrand’s Disease
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Ortel, Thomas L.; James, Andra H.; Thames, Elizabeth H.; Moore, Karen D.; Greenberg, Charles S.: Assessment of Primary Hemostasis by PFA-100® Analysis in a Tertiary Care Center
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Thomas, Stephen; Metcalfe, Paul; Goodall, Alison H.; Gray, Elaine: Monoclonal Antibodies against Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins IIb/IIIa and Ibα Inhibit Platelet Dependent Thrombin Generation by Different Mechanisms
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Ulsemer, Philippe; Lanza, François; Baas, Marie-Jeanne; Schwartz, Agnès; Ravanat, Catherine; Briquel, Marie-Elisabeth; Cranmer, Sue; Jackson, Shaun; Cazenave, Jean-Pierre; de la Salle, Corinne: Role of the Leucine-Rich Domain of Platelet GPIbα in Correct Post-translational Processing – The Nancy I Bernard-Soulier Mutation Expressed on CHO Cells
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Kunishima, Shinji; Tomiyama, Yoshiaki; Honda, Shigenori; Fukunishi, Mariko; Hara, Junichi; Inoue, Chikako; Kamiya, Tadashi; Saito, Hidehiko: Homozygous Pro74 → Arg Mutation in the Platelet Glycoprotein Ibβ Gene Associated with Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
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Wang, Jong-Shyan; Yang, Chih Fang; Wong, May-Kuen; Chow, Shu-Er; Chen, Jan-Kan: Effect of Strenuous Arm Exercise on Oxidized-LDL-Potentiated Platelet Activation in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
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Philippou, Helen; Adami, Antonella; Davidson, Simon J.; Pepper, John R.; Burman, John F.; Lane, David A.: Tissue Factor Is Rapidly Elevated in Plasma Collected from the Pericardial Cavity during Cardiopulmonary Bypass
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Xuereb, J. M.; Sié, P.; Boneu, B.; Constans, J.: Inhibition of Tissue Factor Synthesis by Disruption of ERK Kinases and PKC Signaling Pathways in Human Vascular SMCs

Letters to the Editor

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Morita, Hiroyuki; Kurihara, Hiroki; Imai, Yasushi; Yazaki, Yoshio; Nagai, Ryozo: Genetic Coronary Risk Factors in Conventionally Low-Risk Patients
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Kovacs, Michael J.; Keeney, Michael: Inter-assay and Instrument Variability of Anti-Xa – Results
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Gennari, Laura; Blanco, Alicia N.; Bermejo, Emilse; Salviú, Julieta; Grosso, Silvia; Lazzari, María A.: Activated Protein C (APC) Resistance: Considerations about the Importance of Using the Original and Modified Methods in Thrombophilic Disease
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Lindqvist, P. G.; Dahlbäck, B.: Bleeding Complications Associated with Low Molecular Weight Heparin Prophylaxis during Pregnancy
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Gruenewald, M.; Germowitz, A.; Beneke, H.; Guethner, C.; Griesshammer, M.: Coagulation Factor II Activity Determination Is Not Useful as a Screening Tool for the G20210A Prothrombin Gene Allele
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Burzotta, Francesco; Paciaroni, Katia; Andreotti, Felicita; Casorelli, Ida; De Stefano, Valerio: G20210A Prothrombin Gene Polymorphism and Extent of Coronary Disease
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Happich, Dirk; Madlener, Katharina; Schwaab, Rainer; Hanfland, Peter; Pötzsch, Bernd: Application of the TaqMan-PCR for Genotyping of the Prothrombi G20210A Mutation and of the Thermolabile Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Mutation
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Rothschild, C.; Gill, J.; Scharrer, I.; Bray, G.; the Recombinate PUP Study Group: Transient Inhibitors in the Recombinate Pup Study