DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Ausgabe 08 · Volume 96 · 2006 DOI: 10.1055/s-008-36074

Publisher’s Note

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The Impact Factor game: Counting goals or measuring fair play?

Editorial Focus

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Stein, Paul D.; Beemath, Afzal; Goodman, Lawrence R.; Hales, Charles A.; Hull, Russell D.; Sostman, H. Dirk; Weg, John G.: Outcome studies of pulmonary embolism versus accuracy: They do not equate
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Di Micco, Pierpaolo; D'Uva, Maristella: Ovarian vein thrombosis and its relevance in the daily clinical management for hospitalised patients
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Goon, Patrick K. Y.; Lip, Gregory Y. H.: Arterial disease and venous thromboembolism: A modern paradigm?

Review Article

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Franchini, Massimo; Salvagno, Gian Luca; Lippi, Giuseppe: Inhibitors in mild/moderate haemophilia A: An update
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Franchini, Massimo; Veneri, Dino; Lippi, Giuseppe; Stenner, Rachel: The efficacy of rituximab in the treatment of inhibitor-associated hemostatic disorders

Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

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Wysokinska, Ewa M.; Hodge, David; McBane, Robert D.: Ovarian vein thrombosis: Incidence of recurrent venous thromboembolism and survival
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Bova, Carlo; Marchiori, Antonio; Noto, Alfonso; Rossi, Vincenza; Daniele, Filomena; Santoro, Caterina; Ricchio, Roberto; De Lorenzo, Roberto; Umbaca, Rossella; Prandoni, Paolo: Incidence of arterial cardiovascular events in patients with idiopathic venous thromboembolism
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Wittkowsky, Ann K.; Downing, Jennifer; Blackburn, Juan; Nutescu, Edith: Warfarin-related outcomes in patients with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome managed in an anticoagulation clinic
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Långström, Satu; Wartiovaara-Kautto, Ulla; Andersson, Sture; Heikinheimo, Markku; Petäjä, Jari: Exchange transfusion activates coagulation and alters the coagulation profile in newborn infants
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Kim, Sang Kyoon; Lee, Dong Yoon; Kim, Choong Yong; Moon, Hyun Tae; Byun, Youngro: Prevention effect of orally active heparin derivative on deep vein thrombosis
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Bosco, Paolo; Guéant-Rodriguez, Rosa-Maria; Anello, Guido; Spada, Rosario; Romano, Antonino; Fajardo, Adrian; Caraci, Filippo; Ferri, Raffaele; Guéant, Jean-Louis: Association of homocysteine (but not of MTHFR 677 C>T, MTR 2756 A>G, MTRR 66 A>G and TCN2 776 C>G) with ischaemic cerebrovascular disease in Sicily

Platelets and Blood Cells

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Shenkman, Boris; Budde, Ulrich; Angerhaus, Dorothea; Lubetsky, Aharon; Savion, Naphtali; Seligsohn, Uri; Varon, David: ADAMTS-13 regulates platelet adhesion under flow
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Matsumoto, Yutaka; Takizawa, Hisao; Nakama, Kazuhiro; Gong, Xiaoqi; Yamada, Yoshihisa; Tandon, Narendra N.; Kambayashi, Junichi: Ex vivo evaluation of anti-GPVI antibody in Cynomolgus monkeys: Dissociation between anti-platelet aggregatory effect and bleeding time
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Kiss, Flóra; Hevessy, Zsuzsanna; Veszprémi, Anikó; Katona, Éva; Kiss, Csongor; Vereb, György; Muszbek, László; Kappelmayer, János: Leukemic lymphoblasts, a novel expression site of coagulation factor XIII subunit A

Wound Healing and Inflammation/Infection

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Kerdudou, Sylvain; Laschke, Matthias W.; Sinha, Bhanu; Preissner, Klaus T.; Menger, Michael D.; Herrmann, Mathias: Fibronectin binding proteins contribute to the adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to intact endothelium in vivo

Cardiovascular Biology and Cell Signalling

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Smit, Jaap Jan J.; van ’t Hof, Arnoud W. J.; de Boer, Menko Jan; Hoorntje, Jan C. A.; Dambrink, Jan Henk E.; Gosselink, A. T. Marcel; Ottervanger, Jan Paul; Kolkman, J. J. Evelien; Suryapranata, Harry: Incidence and predictors of subacute thrombosis in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for an acute myocardial infarction

Cellular Proteolysis and Oncology

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Jiang, Xiaofeng; Guo, Yan Lin; Bromberg, Michael E.: Formation of tissue factor-factor VIIa-factor Xa complex prevents apoptosis in human breast cancer cells

Animal Models

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Gyöngyösi, Mariann; Strehblow, Christoph; Sperker, Wolfgang; Hevesi, Akos; Garamvölgyi, Rita; Petrási, Zsolt; Pavo, Noemi; Ferdinandy, Péter; Csonka, Csaba; Csont, Tamás; Sylvén, Christer; Declerck, Paul J.; Imre, Pavo; Wojta, Johann; Glogar, Dietmar; Huber, Kurt: Platelet activation and high tissue factor level predict acute stent thrombosis in pig coronary arteries: Prothrombogenic response of drug-eluting or bare stent implantation within the first 24 hours

New Technologies, Diagnostic Tools and Drugs

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Linsinger, Thomas P. J.; van den Besselaar, Anton M. H. P.; Tripodi, Armando: Long-term stability of relationships between reference materials for thromboplastins
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Gray, Elaine; Hawkins, J. Ross; Morrison, Marion; Hawkins, Malcolm; Byrne, Ed; Kitchen, Steve; Jennings, Ian; Makris, Mike; Preston, F. Eric; Metcalfe, Paul: Establishment of the 1st International Genetic Reference Panel for Factor V Leiden, human gDNA
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Yamada, Yoshiji; Matsuo, Hitoshi; Segawa, Tomonori; Watanabe, Sachiro; Kato, Kimihiko; Hibino, Takeshi; Yokoi, Kiyoshi; Ichihara, Sahoko; Metoki, Norifumi; Yoshida, Hidemi; Satoh, Kei; Nozawa, Yoshinori: Assessment of genetic risk for myocardial infarction

Case Report

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Casais, Patricia; Carballo, Gonzalo A.; Woods, Adriana I.; Kempfer, Ana C.; Farías, Cristina C.; Grosso, Silvia H.; Lazzari, María A.: R924Q substitution encoded within exon 21 of the von Willebrand Factor gene related to mild bleeding phenotype
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Sheen, Campbell R.; Brennan, Stephen O.; Jabado, Nada; George, Peter M.: Fibrinogen Montreal: A novel missense mutation (Aα D496N) associated with hypofibrinogenaemia
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Limal, Nicolas; Scheuermaier, Karine; Tazi, Zoubida; Sene, Damien; Piette, Jean-Charles; Cacoub, Patrice: Hyperhomocysteinaemia, thrombosis and pernicious anaemia

Letter to the Editor

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Schroeder, Verena; Wilmer, Marianne; Buehler, Beatrice; Kohler, Hans P.: TAFI activity in coronary artery disease: A contribution to the current discussion on TAFI assays