DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Issue 10 · Volume 100 · 2008 DOI: 10.1055/s-008-36081

Editorial Focus

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  • Theme Issue Editorial

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  • Theme Issue Article

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    Shearer, Martin J.; Newman, Paul:

    Metabolism and cell biology of vitamin K

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    Toltl, Lisa J.; Swystun, Laura L.; Pepler, Laura; Liaw, Patricia C.:

    Protective effects of activated protein C in sepsis

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    Schurgers, Leon J.; Cranenburg, Ellen C. M.; Vermeer, Cees:

    Matrix Gla-protein: The calcification inhibitor in need of vitamin K

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    Fernández-Fernández, Laura; Bellido-Martín, Lola; García de Frutos, Pablo:

    Growth arrest-specific gene 6 (GAS6)

  • Clinical Focus

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  • Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

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    Arnold, Marie-Luise; Lichy, Christoph; Werner, Inge; Radbruch, Alexander; Wagner, Simone; Grond-Ginsbach, Caspar:

    Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the VKORC1 gene and the risk of stroke in the Southern German population

  • Platelets and Blood Cells

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    Schäfer, Andreas; Weinberger, Sarah; Flierl, Ulrike; Eigenthaler, Martin; Störk, Stefan; Walter, Ulrich; Ertl, Georg; Bauersachs, Johann:

    ADP-induced platelet aggregation frequently fails to detect impaired clopidogrel-responsiveness in patients with coronary artery disease compared to a P2Y12-specific assay

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    Braun, Oscar Ö.; Johnell, Matilda; arenhorst, Christoph; James, Stefan; Brandt, John T.; Jakubowski, Joseph A.; Winters, Kenneth J.; Wallentin, Lars; Erlinge, David; Siegbahn, Agneta:

    Greater reduction of platelet activation markers and platelet-monocyte aggregates by prasugrel compared to clopidogrel in stable coronary artery disease

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    Larson, Mark K.; Ashmore, Joseph H.; Harris, Kristina A.; Vogelaar, Jessica L.; Pottala, James V.; Sprehe, Michael; Harris, William S.:

    Effects of omega-3 acid ethyl esters and aspirin, alone and in combination, on platelet function in healthy subjects

  • Endothelium and Vascular Development

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    Strijbos, Michiel H.; Rao, Chandra; Schmitz, Paul I. M.; Kraan, Jaco; Lamers, Cor H.; Sleijfer, Stefan; Terstappen, Leon W. M. M.; Gratama, Jan W.:

    Correlation between circulating endothelial cell counts and plasma thrombomodulin levels as markers for endothelial damage

  • Cardiovascular Biology and Cell Signalling

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    Ivandic, Boris T.; Kurz, Kerstin; Keck, Frieder; Staritz, Peter; Lehrke, Stephanie; Katus, Hugo A.; Giannitsis, Evangelos:

    Tirofiban optimizes platelet inhibition for immediate percutaneous coronary intervention in high-risk acute coronary syndromes

  • Cellular Proteolysis and Oncology

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    Åberg, Mikael; Johnell, Matilda; Wickström, Malin; Widunder, Anna; Siegbahn, Agneta:

    Simvastatin reduces the production of prothrombotic prostasomes in human prostate cancer cells

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    Toth, Bettina; Liebhardt, Susanne; Steinig, Kerstin; Ditsch, Nina; Rank, Andreas; Bauerfeind, Ingo; Spannagl, Michael; Friese, Klaus; Reininger, Armin J.:

    Platelet-derived microparticles and coagulation activation in breast cancer patients

  • Animal Models

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    Fontayne, Alexandre; Meiring, Muriel; Lamprecht, Seb; Roodt, Jan; Demarsin, Eddy; Barbeaux, Philippe; Deckmyn, Hans:

    The humanized anti-glycoprotein Ib monoclonal antibody h6B4-Fab is a potent and safe antithrombotic in a high shear arterial thrombosis model in baboons

  • New Technologies, Diagnostic Tools and Drugs

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    Cadiou, Gwenaëlle; Varin, Rémi; Levesque, Hervé; Grassi, Vanessa; Benichou, Jacques; Tiret, Isabelle; Dieu, Bernard; Lecam-Duchez, Véronique; Borg, Jeanne-Yvonne; Muller, Jean-Michel; Benhamou, Ygal; Marie, Isabelle:

    Risk factors of vitamin K antagonist overcoagulation

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    Maegdefessel, Lars; Buerke, Michael; Schubert, Sebastian; Reindl, Iris; Michel, Thomas; Hauroeder, Baerbel; Carter, Justin M.; Peetz, Dirk; Werdan, Karl; Schlitt, Axel:

    Comparison of bivalirudin, enoxaparin, and unfractionated heparin in preventing cardiac catheter thrombosis

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    Lecumberri, Ramón; Marqués, Margarita; Díaz-Navarlaz, María Teresa; Panizo, Elena; Toledo, Jon; García-Mouriz, Alberto; Páramo, José A.:

    Maintained effectiveness of an electronic alert system to prevent venous thromboembolism among hospitalized patients

  • Case Report

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    Weigert, Oliver; Wittmann, Georg; Gruetzner, Stefanie; Cnossen, Jitske; Becker, Marie-Christine; Dreyling, Martin; Ostermann, Helmut:

    Successful salvage treatment of chronic refractory immune thrombocytopenia using a simplified method to generate vincristine-loaded platelets

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    Marschang, Peter; Niederwanger, Andreas; Gasser, Rudolf W.; Daniaux, Martin; Sturm, Wolfgang:

    Symptomatic upper extremity deep vein thrombosis as a complication of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

  • Letters to the Editor

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    Aleil, Boris; Kessler, Laurence; Meyer, Nicolas; Wiesel, Marie-Louise; Simeoni, Julia; Cazenave, Jean-Pierre; Pinget, Michel; Gachet, Christian; Lanza, François:

    Plasma levels of soluble platelet glycoprotein V are linked to fasting blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes

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    Lester, William; Guilliatt, Andrea; Grundy, Pamela; Enayat, Said; Millar, Carolyn; Hill, Frank; Cumming, Tony; Collins, Peter:

    Is VWF R924Q a benign polymorphism, a marker of a null allele or a factor VIII-binding defect? The debate continues with results from the UKHCDO VWD study

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    Pengo, Vittorio; Palareti, Gualtiero; Cosmi, Benilde; Legnani, Cristina; Tosetto, Alberto; Alatri, Adriano; Marzot, Filippo; Pegoraro, Cinzia; Cucchini, Umberto; Iliceto, Sabino; for the PROLONG Investigators (on behalf of FCSA, Italian Federation of Anticoagulation Clinics):

    D-dimer testing and recurrent venous thromboembolism after unprovoked pulmonary embolism: A post-hoc analysis of the prolong extension study

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    Hurtado, Begoña; Abasolo, Nerea; Domènech-Santasusana, Pere; Fuentes-Prior, Pablo; de Frutos, Pablo García; Sala, Núria:

    Confirmation of inherited protein S deficiency by PROS1 mutational screening: Identification of three novel PROS1 mutations and haplotype analysis of p.Q279X recurrence

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    Breugelmans, Jaimie; Vertessen, Francine; Mertens, Gerhard; Gadisseur, Alain; Van der Planken, Marc:

    Multiplate whole blood impedance aggregometry: A recent experience