DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Issue 12 · Volume 90 · 2003 DOI: 10.1055/s-008-36019

Editorial Focus

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Preissner, Klaus T.; Editor-in-Chief: Thrombosis and Haemostasis gets under the skin
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Farrugia, Albert: Potency assessment of the new generation of coagulation factor concentrates – time for a new paradigm?
971
Gawaz, Meinrad: Do platelets trigger atherosclerosis?
973
Kirchhof, Paulus; Schulze-Bahr, Eric: Atrial fibrillation, thromboembolism, and haemostasis: causal or casual associations?
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Brunner, Georg: Theme Issue: Wound healing mechanisms

Theme Issue Article

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Gilliver, Stephen C.; Wu, Fred; Ashcroft, Gillian S.: Regulatory roles of androgens in cutaneous wound healing
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Kyriakides, Themis R.; Bornstein, Paul: Matricellular proteins as modulators of wound healing and the foreign body response
993
Hinz, Boris; Gabbiani, Giulio: Cell-matrix and cell-cell contacts of myofibroblasts: role in connective tissue remodeling
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Clark, Richard A. F.: Fibrin glue for wound repair: facts and fancy

Review Article

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Roldán, Vanessa; Marín, Francisco; Lip, Gregory Y. H.; Blann, Andrew D.: Soluble E-selectin in cardiovascular disease and its risk factors

Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

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Maghzal, Ghassan J.; Brennan, Stephen O.; George, Peter M.: Fibrinogen Bβ polymorphisms do not directly contribute to an altered in vitro clot structure in humans
1029
Tatewaki, Hideki; Tsuda, Hiroko; Kanaji, Taisuke; Yokoyama, Kazunari; Hamasaki, Naotaka: Characterization of the human protein S gene promoter: a possible role of transcription factors Sp1 and HNF3 in liver
1040
Maria Lombardi, Anna; Teresa Sartori, Maria; Cabrio, Laura; Fadin, Mariangela; Zanon, Ezio; Girolami, Antonio: Severe prekallikrein (Fletcher factor) deficiency due to a compound heterozygosis (383Trp stop codon and Cys529Tyr)
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David-Dufilho, Monique; Schussler, Olivier; Pernollet, Marie-Gabrielle; Brunet, Annie; Millanvoye-Van Brussel, Elisabeth; Hahn Le Quan Sang, Kim; Rendu, Francine: Therapeutic immunoglobulin reduces Ca2+ mobilization and von Willebrand factor secretion, and increases nitric oxide release in human endothelial cells
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Derhaschnig, Ulla; Pachinger, Christine; Schweeger-Exeli, Ingrid; Marsik, Claudia; Jilma, Bernd: Blockade of GPIIb/IIIa by eptifibatide and tirofiban does not alter tissue factor induced thrombin generation in human endotoxemia
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Barcellona, Doris; Fenu, Lara; Cauli, Cristiana; Pisu, Giulia; Marongiu, Francesco: Allele 4G of gene PAI-1 associated with prothrombin mutation G20210A increases the risk for venous thrombosis
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Hilberg, Thomas; Eichler, Evelyn; Gläser, Doreen; Prasa, Dagmar; Stürzebecher, Jörg; Gabriel, Holger H.W.: Blood coagulation and fibrinolysis before and after exhaustive exercise in patients with IDDM
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Ku, De-Hui W.; Arkel, Yale S.; Paidas, Michael P.; Lockwood, Charles J.: Circulating levels of inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β and TNF-α), resistance to activated protein C, thrombin and fibrin generation in uncomplicated pregnancies
1080
Goya Wannamethee, Sasiwarang; Lowe, Gordon D. O.; Shaper, Gerald; Whincup, Peter H.; Rumley, Ann; Walker, Mary; Lennon, Lucy: The effects of different alcoholic drinks on lipids, insulin and haemostatic and inflammatory markers in older men
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Hubbard, Anthony R.; Sands, Dawn; Sandberg, Eva; Seitz, Rainer; Barrowcliffe, Trevor W.: A multi-centre collaborative study on the potency estimation of ReFacto
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Demarmels Biasiutti, Franziska; Berger, Daniela; Mattle, Heinrich P.; Lämmle, Bernhard; Wuillemin, Walter A.: Hemostatic risk factors in ischemic stroke
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Kolb, Gerald; Bodamer, Iris; Galster, Heide; Seidlmayer, Christoph; Grambach, Konrad; Koudela, Karel; Eisele, Ralf R.; Becker, Clemens; Paal, Valerie; Spannagel, Uwe; Brom, Joachim; Weidinger, Gottfried: Reduction of venous thromboembolism following prolonged prophylaxis with the low molecular weight heparin Certoparin after endoprothetic joint replacement or osteosynthesis of the lower limb in elderly patients
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You, Joyce H. S.; Chan, Fredric W. H.; Wong, Raymond S. M.; Cheng, Gregory: Cost-effectiveness of two models of management for patients on chronic warfarin therapy – a Markov model analysis

Platelets and Blood Cells

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Pitsilos, Stephanie; Hunt, Jennifer; Mohler, Emile R.; Prabhakar, Anand M.; Poncz, Mortimer; Dawicki, Jennine; Khalapyan, Tigran Z.; L.Wolfe, Megan; Fairman, Ronald; Mitchell, Marc; Carpenter, Jeffrey; Golden, Michael A.; Cines, Douglas B.; Sachais, Bruce S.: Platelet factor 4 localization in carotid atherosclerotic plaques: correlation with clinical parameters
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Marumo, Mikio; Wakabayashi, Ichiro: Intracellular alkalinization augments capacitative Ca2+ entry in platelets
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Esposito, Claire J.; Popescu, Wanda M.; Rinder, Henry M.; Schwartz, Jeffrey J.; Smith, Brian R.; Rinder, Christine S.: Increased leukocyte-platelet adhesion in patients with graft occlusion after peripheral vascular surgery
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Pereira, Jaime; Quiroga, Teresa; Pereira, Elisa M.; Morales, María; Goycoolea, Manuela; Hidalgo, Patricia; Prieto, Carolina; Mezzano, Diego: Platelet membrane glycoprotein polymorphisms do not influence the clinical expressivity of von Willebrand disease type 1

Wound Healing and Inflammation/Infection

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Rose, Frank; Hattar, Katja; Gakisch, Sybille; Grimminger, Friedrich; Olschewski, Horst; Seeger, Werner; Tschuschner, Annette; Schermuly, Ralph T.; Weissmann, Norbert; Hanze, Jörg; Sibelius, Ulf; Ghofrani, Hossein A.: Increased neutrophil mediator release in patients with pulmonary hypertension – suppression by inhaled iloprost
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Kaneider, Nicole C.; Förster, Ellen; Mosheimer, Birgit; Sturn, Daniel H.; Wiedermann, Christian J.: Syndecan-4-dependent signaling in the inhibition of endotoxin-induced endothelial adherence of neutrophils by antithrombin

Vascular Development and Vessel Remodelling

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Poli, Daniela; Antonucci, Emilia; Cecchi, Emanuele; Betti, Irene; Valdrè, Lelia; Mugnaini, Cristina; Alterini, Bruno; Morettini, Alessandro; Nozzoli, Carlo; Abbate, Rosanna; Franco Gensini, Gian; Prisco, Domenico: Thrombophilic mutations in high-risk atrial fibrillation patients: high prevalence of prothrombin gene G20210A polymorphism and lack of correlation with thromboembolism
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Vene, Nina; Mavri, Alenka; Košmelj, Katarina; Stegnar, Mojca: High D-dimer levels predict cardiovascular events in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation during oral anticoagulant therapy
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Fedi, Sandra; Sofi, Francesco; Brogi, Daria; Tellini, Irene; Cesari, Francesca; Sestini, Ilaria; Gazzini, Alessandra; Comeglio, Marco; Abbate, Rosanna; Franco Gensini, Gian: Low protein Z plasma levels are independently associated with acute coronary syndromes
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van Ryn, Joanne; Lorenz, Martin; Merk, Herbert; Buchanan, Michael R.; Eisert, Wolfgang G.: Accumulation of radiolabelled platelets and fibrin on the carotid artery of rabbits after angioplasty: effects of heparin and dipyridamole
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Lau, Herbert K.; Segev, Amit; Hegele, Robert A.; Sparkes, John D.; M.Teitel, Jerome; Chisholm, Robert J.; Strauss, Bradley H.: Thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI): a novel predictor of angiographic coronary restenosis
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Vickers, Mark; Ford, Isobel; Morrison, Rona; Prescott, Gordon; Watson, Stuart; Hannaford, Philip; Smith, Cairns; Campbell, Doris; Greaves, Michael: Markers of endothelial activation and atherothrombosis in women with history of preeclampsia or gestational hypertension

New Technologies and Diagnostic Tools

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Aujesky, Drahomir; Hayoz, Daniel; Yersin, Bertrand; Perrier, Arnaud; Barghouth, Ghassan; Schnyder, Pierre; Bischof-Delaloye, Angelika; Cornuz, Jacques: Exclusion of pulmonary embolism using C-reactive protein and D-dimer
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Cruz, Miguel A.; Whitelock, Jody; Dong, Jing-fei: Evaluation of ADAMTS-13 activity in plasma using recombinant von Willebrand Factor A2 domain polypeptide as substrate

Case Report

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Dorn-Beineke, Alexandra; Hassan, Abdul-Wahab; Bräutigam, Joachim; Hildenbrand, Ralf; Dempfle, Carl-Erik; Schwab, Matthias: Phenprocoumon-induced hepatitis as an immunologically mediated drug allergic complication of antithrombotic therapy

Letters to the Editor

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Rezende, Suely M.; Razzari, Cristina; Simmonds, Rachel E.: In vitro high level protein S expression after modification of protein S cDNA
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Patel, Raj K.; Fasan, Omotayo; Arya, Roopen: Thrombolysis in pregnancy
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Gardemann, Andreas; Horstmann, Anna; Santoso, Sentot: Fcγ RIIa-R131H polymorphism: Its impact on coronary heart disease in a German cohort
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Furlan Freguia, Christian; Toso, Raffaella; Ferraresi, Paolo; Pinotti, Mirko; Bernardi, Francesco: Variation of factorVII 140s and 170s loops in fishes: evolutionary aspects and comparison with mutations found in FVII deficiency
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Brueckmann, Martina; Lang, Siegfried; Borggrefe, Martin; Huhle, Guenter; Konstantin Haase, Karl: Drotrecogin alfa (activated) prolongs half-life time of messenger RNA encoding for Interleukin-8 and Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
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Iwanaga, Yoshitaka; Mannami, Toshifumi; Goto, Yoichi; Nonogi, Hiroshi; Iwai, Naoharu: Association analyses between polymorphisms in the GJA4 gene cluster and myocardial infarction in Japanese