Assessment of thrombin generation II: Validation of the Calibrated Automated Thrombogram in platelet-poor plasma in a clinical laboratory

Henri M. H. Spronk; Arne W. J. H. Dielis; Erik De Smedt; René van Oerle; Diane Fens; Martin H. Prins; Karly Hamulyák; Hugo ten Cate

doi:10.1160/TH08-03-0141

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2008; 100(02): 362-364
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-03-0141

Letter to the Editor

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Assessment of thrombin generation II: Validation of the Calibrated Automated Thrombogram in platelet-poor plasma in a clinical laboratory

Henri M. H. Spronk

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

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Arne W. J. H. Dielis

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

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Erik De Smedt

²Synapse BV, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

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René van Oerle

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

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Diane Fens

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

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Martin H. Prins

⁴Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

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Karly Hamulyák

³Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Haematology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands

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Hugo ten Cate

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

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