C-reactive protein influences shear stress-dependent platelet adhesion in patients with familiar hypercholesterolemia and coronary artery disease undergoing LDL apheresis

Lukas E. Spieker; Andreas J. Flammer; Nadja Amacker; Isabella Sudano; Juan J. Badimon; Frank Ruschitzka; Thomas F. Lüscher; Georg Noll; Roberto Corti

doi:10.1160/TH06-03-0130

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2006; 96(04): 540-542
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-03-0130

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C-reactive protein influences shear stress-dependent platelet adhesion in patients with familiar hypercholesterolemia and coronary artery disease undergoing LDL apheresis

Lukas E. Spieker

¹Cardiology University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

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Andreas J. Flammer

¹Cardiology University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

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Nadja Amacker

¹Cardiology University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

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Isabella Sudano

¹Cardiology University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

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Juan J. Badimon

¹Cardiology University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

²Cardiovascular Biology Research Laboratory, Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

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Frank Ruschitzka

¹Cardiology University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

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Thomas F. Lüscher

¹Cardiology University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

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Georg Noll

¹Cardiology University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

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Roberto Corti

¹Cardiology University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

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