DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Issue 10 · Volume 98 · 2007 DOI: 10.1055/s-008-36015

Editorial Focus

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Geisler, Tobias; Gawaz, Meinrad: Editorial on “Residual platelet reactivity is an independent predictor of myocardial injury in acute myocardial infarction patients on antiaggregant therapy” by Marcucci et al.
707
Angiolillo, Dominick J.; Alfonso, Fernando: Platelet function testing and cardiovascular outcomes: Steps forward in identifying the best predictive measure
710
Schulman, Sam: The onerous task of comparing treatments in inhibitor patients

Review Article

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Stein, Paul D.; Kayali, Fadi; Hull, Russell D.: Spiral computed tomography for the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism

Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

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Sommer, Christian; Jørgensen, Peer Norbert; Clausen, Jes Thorn; Salanti, Zaki; Jensen, Lisbeth Bjerring: Immunogenicity of novel recombinant human activated factor VII analogues on factor VII neonatally-tolerized rats
726
Pruthi, Rajiv K.; Mathew, Prasad; Valentino, Leonard A.; Sumner, Michael J.; Seremetis, Stephanie; Hoots, Keith W.; the NovoSeven in Surgery Study Investigators; on behalf of: Haemostatic efficacy and safety of bolus and continuous infusion of recombinant factor VIIa are comparable in haemophilia patients with inhibitors undergoing major surgery
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Serve, Emilie; Reny, Jean-Luc; Akhavan, Sepideh; Emmerich, Joseph; Fischer, Anne-Marie; Tapon-Bretaudière, Jacqueline: A two adenine insertion polymorphism in the 3’ untranslated region of factor VII gene is associated with peripheral arterial disease but not with venous thrombosis
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van Geest-Daalderop, Johanna H. H.; Hutten, Barbara A.; Péquériaux, Nathalie C. V.; Haas, Fred J. L. M.; Levi, Marcel; Sturk, Augueste: The influence on INRs and coagulation factors of the time span between blood sample collection and intake of phenprocoumon or acenocoumarol: Consequences for the assessment of the dose
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van Geest-Daalderop, Johanna H. H.; Hutten, Barbara A.; Péquériaux, Nathalie C. V.; de Vries-Goldschmeding, Hanneke J.; Räkers, Emmy; Levi, Marcel: Invasive procedures in the outpatient setting: Managing the short-acting acenocoumarol and the long-acting phenprocoumon
756
Cohen, Alexander T.; Agnelli, Giancarlo; Anderson, Frederick A.; Arcelus, Juan I.; Bergqvist, David; Brecht, Josef G.; Greer, Ian A.; Heit, John A.; Hutchinson, Julia L.; Kakkar, Ajay K.; Mottier, Dominique; Oger, Emmanuel; Samama, Meyer-Michel; Spannagl, Michael; for the VTE Impact Assessment Group in Europe (VITAE): Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in Europe
765
Lawall, Holger; Hoffmanns, Wibke; Hoffmanns, Phillip; Rapp, Uli; Ames, Michael; Pira, Alessandro; Paar, Dieter W.; Bramlage, Peter; Diehm, Curt: Prevalence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in non-surgical patients at hospital admission
771
Falgá, Conxita; Capdevila, Josep Antón; Soler, Silvia; Rabuñal, Ramón; Muñoz-Torrero, Juan Francisco Sánchez; Gallego, Pedro; Monreal, Manuel; the RIETE Investigators: Clinical outcome of patients with venous thromboembolism and renal insufficiency
777
Ay, Cihan; Bencur, Peter; Vormittag, Rainer; Sailer, Thomas; Jungbauer, Christof; Vukovich, Thomas; Mannhalter, Christine; Pabinger, Ingrid: The angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and serum levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme in venous thromboembolism
783
Yin, Tong; Takeshita, Satoshi; Sato, Yukiko; Sakata, Toshiyuki; Shin, Yongchol; Honda, Shigenori; Kawasaki, Tomio; Tsuji, Hajime; Kojima, Tetsuhito; Madoiwa, Seiji; Sakata, Yoichi; Murata, Mitsuru; Ikeda, Yasuo; Miyata, Toshiyuki: A large deletion of the PROS1 gene in a deep vein thrombosis patient with protein S deficiency
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Ostermann, Helmut; Haertel, Sabine; Knaub, Sigurd; Kalina, Uwe; Jung, Kerstin; Pabinger, Ingrid: Pharmacokinetics of Beriplex P/N prothrombin complex concentrate in healthy volunteers

Platelets and Blood Cells

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Celik, Sultan; Langer, Harald; Stellos, Konstantinos; May, Andreas E.; Shankar, Vijay; Kurz, Kerstin; Katus, Hugo A.; Gawaz, Meinrad P.; Dengler, Thomas J.: Platelet-associated LIGHT (TNFSF14) mediates adhesion of platelets to human vascular endothelium
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Dole, Vandana S.; Bergmeier, Wolfgang; Patten, Ian S.; Hirahashi, Junichi; Mayadas, Tanya N.; Wagner, Denisa D.: PSGL-1 regulates platelet P-selectin-mediated endothelial activation and shedding of P-selectin from activated platelets

Wound Healing and Inflammation/Infection

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Haslinger-Löffler, Bettina; Brück, Michaela; Grundmeier, Matthias; Peters, Georg; Sinha, Bhanu: Staphylococcal infections impair the mesothelial fibrinolytic system: The role of cell death and cytokine release
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Behling-Kelly, Erica; Kim, Kwang S.; Czuprynski, Charles J.: Haemophilus somnus activation of brain endothelial cells: Potential role for local cytokine production and thrombosis in central nervous system (CNS) infection

Endothelium and Vascular Development

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Essayagh, Sanah; Xuereb, Jean-Marie; Terrisse, Anne-Dominique; Tellier-Cirioni, Lise; Pipy, Bernard; Sié, Pierre: Microparticles from apoptotic monocytes induce transient platelet recruitment and tissue factor expression by cultured human vascular endothelial cells via a redox-sensitive mechanism

Cardiovascular Biology and Cell Signalling

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Frere, Corinne; Cuisset, Thomas; Quilici, Jacques; Camoin, Laurence; Carvajal, Joseph; Morange, Pierre Emmanuel; Lambert, Marc; Juhan-Vague, Irène; Bonnet, Jean-Louis; Alessi, Marie-Christine: ADP-induced platelet aggregation and platelet reactivity index VASP are good predictive markers for clinical outcomes in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome
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Marcucci, Rossella; Paniccia, Rita; Antonucci, Emilia; Poli, Serena; Gori, Anna Maria; Valente, Serafina; Giglioli, Cristina; Lazzeri, Chiara; Prisco, Domenico; Abbate, Rosanna; Gensini, Gian Franco: Residual platelet reactivity is an independent predictor of myocardial injury in acute myocardial infarction patients on antiaggregant therapy
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Iijima, Raisuke; Ndrepepa, Gjin; Mehilli, Julinda; Bruskina, Olga; Schulz, Stefanie; Schömig, Albert; Kastrati, Adnan: Relationship between platelet count and 30-day clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions

Animal Models

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Nagai, Nobuo; Lijnen, Roger H.; Cleuren, Audrey C. A.; Rosendaal, Frits R.; Van Hoef, Berthe; Hoylaerts, Marc F.; Van Vlijmen, Bart J. M.: Factor V Leiden mutation is associated with enhanced arterial thrombotic tendency in lean but not in obese mice
864
Oishi, Katsutaka; Ohkura, Naoki; Matsuda, Juzo; Ishida, Norio: Food deprivation induces adipose plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) expression without accumulation of plasma PAI-1 in genetically obese and diabetic db/db mice

New Technologies, Diagnostic Tools and Drugs

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He, Shu; Zhu, Kun; Skeppholm, Mika; Vedin, Jenny; Svensson, Jan; Egberg, Nils; Blombäck, Margareta: A global assay of haemostasis which uses recombinant tissue factor and tissue-type plasminogen activator to measure the rate of fibrin formation and fibrin degradation in plasma
883
Zafar, Mohammad Urooj; Vorchheimer, David A.; Gaztanaga, Juan; Velez, Mauricio; Yadegar, Daniel; Moreno, Pedro R.; Kunitada, Satoshi; Pagan, Juan; Fuster, Valentin; Badimon, Juan J.: Antithrombotic effects of factor Xa inhibition with DU-176b: Phase-I study of an oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor using an ex-vivo flow chamber
889
Völler, Heinz; Taborski, Uwe; Dovifat, Clemens; Hartwig, Ines; Kadar, Janos G.; Wegscheider, Karl; Zucker, Marcia L.; LaDuca, Frank M.; Ansell, Jack: ProTime self-management yielding improvement of fluency and quality of life

Case Report

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Morel, Olivier; Faure, Antoine; Ohlmann, Patrick; Jesel, Laurence; Desprez, Dominique; Grunebaum, Lelia; Bareiss, Pierre: Impaired platelet responsiveness to clopidogrel identified by flow cytometric vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) phosphorylation in patients with subacute stent thrombosis
900
Rosenthal, Christoph; Volk, Thomas; Spies, Claudia; Ziemer, Sabine; Holinski, Sebastian; von Heymann, Christian: Successful coronary artery bypass graft surgery in severe congenital factor VII deficiency: Perioperative treatment with factor VII concentrate
903
Meyer, Michael; Dietzel, Hermann; Kaetzel, Ralph; Schmidt, David; Liebscher, Karin; Brennan, Stephen O.: Fibrinogen Leipzig II (γ351Gly→Ser and γ82Ala→Gly): Hypodysfibrinogenaemia due to two independent amino acid substitutions within the same polypeptide chain
906
Offelli, Pietro; Zanchetta, Mario; Pedon, Luigi; Marzot, Filippo; Cucchini, Umberto; Pegoraro, Cinzia; Iliceto, Sabino; Pengo, Vittorio: Thrombophilia in young patients with cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale (PFO)

Letters to the Editor

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Zhao, Xiao Min; Wu, Ya Ping; de Groot, Philip G.: Suppressing platelet microparticle formation by antibodies against platelet glycoprotein GPIb
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Petersen, Lars C.; Albrektsen, Tatjana; Hjortø, Gertrud M.; Kjalke, Marianne; Bjørn, Søren E.; Sørensen, Brit B.: Factor VIIa/tissue factor-dependent gene regulation and pro-coagulant activity: Effect of factor VIIa concentration
912
Huth-Kühne, Angela; Rott, Hannelore; Zimmermann, Rainer; Halimeh, Susan: Recombinant factor VIIa for long-term replacement therapy in patients with congenital factor VII deficiency