DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Issue 05 · Volume 101 · 2009 DOI: 10.1055/s-007-35452

Editorial Focus

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Uszynski, Mieczyslaw: Amniotic fluid embolism: The complication of known pathomechanism but without pathogenetic therapy?
797
Glynn, Robert J.: Methodological issues affecting estimates of bleeding risks and consequences after venous thromboembolism
799
Gerzer, Rupert: Hypergravity and microgravity influence haemostasis
800
Pola, Roberto: Inflammatory markers for ischaemic stroke
802
Lane, Deirdre A.; Lip, Gregory Y. H.: Female gender is a risk factor for stroke and thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation patients

Review Article

806
Rodgers, George M.: Role of antithrombin concentrate in treatment of hereditary antithrombin deficiency

Rapid and Short Communication

813
Pezzini, Alessandro; Grassi, Mario; Zotto, Elisabetta Del; Giossi, Alessia; Volonghi, Irene; Costa, Paolo; Grau, Armin; Magoni, Mauro; Padovani, Alessandro; Lichy, Christoph: Do common prothrombotic mutations influence the risk of cerebral ischaemia in patients with patent foramen ovale?

Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

818
Petersen, Lars C.; Elm, Torben; Ezban, Mirella; Krogh, Thomas N.; Karpf, Ditte M.; Steinø, Anne; Olsen, Eva H. N.; Sørensen, Brit B.: Plasma elimination kinetics for factor VII are independent of its activation to factor VIIa and complex formation with plasma inhibitors
827
Tanaka, Kenichi A.; Szlam, Fania; Rusconi, Christopher P.; Levy, Jerrold H.: In-vitro evaluation of anti-factor IXa aptamer on thrombin generation, clotting time, and viscoelastometry
834
Gharagozlou, Soheila; Sharifian, Ramazan A.; Khoshnoodi, Jalal; Karimi, Katayoon; Milani, Monica; Okita, David K.; Shokri, Fazel; Conti-Fine, Bianca M.: Epitope specificity of anti-factor VIII antibodies from inhibitor positive acquired and congenital haemophilia A patients using synthetic peptides spanning A and C domains
840
Lahav, Judith; Karniel, Eli; Bagoly, Zsuzsa; Sheptovitsky, Vera; Dardik, Rima; Inbal, Aida: Coagulation factor XIII serves as protein disulfide isomerase
845
Zhou, Jin; Liu, Shuchuan; Ma, Ming; Hou, Jinxiao; Yu, Hongjuan; Lu, Chengfang; Gilbert, Gary E.; Shi, Jialan: Procoagulant activity and phosphatidylserine of amniotic fluid cells
852
Ang, Ai Leen; Kuperan, Ponnudurai; Ng, Chin Hin; Ng, Heng Joo: Acquired factor V inhibitor
860
Cipriani, Thales R.; Gracher, Ana Helena P.; de Souza, Lauro M.; Fonseca, Roberto J. C.; Belmiro, Celso L. R.; Gorin, Philip A. J.; Sassaki, Guilherme L.; Iacomini, Marcello: Influence of molecular weight of chemically sulfated citrus pectin fractions on their antithrombotic and bleeding effects
867
Sheffield, William P.; Eltringham-Smith, Louise J.; Gataiance, Sharon; Bhakta, Varsha: A long-lasting, plasmin-activatable thrombin inhibitor aids clot lysis in vitro and does not promote bleeding in vivo
878
Spencer, Frederick A.; Gore, Joel M.; Reed, George; Lessard, Darleen; Pacifico, Luigi; Emery, Cathy; Crowther, Mark A.; Goldberg, Robert J.: Venous thromboembolism and bleeding in a community setting
886
Carrier, Marc; Righini, Marc; Djurabi, Reza Karami; Huisman, Menno V.; Perrier, Arnaud; Wells, Philip S.; Rodger, Marc; Wuillemin, Walter A.; Gal, Grégoire Le: VIDAS D-dimer in combination with clinical pre-test probability to rule out pulmonary embolism
893
Gussoni, Gualberto; Campanini, Mauro; Silingardi, Mauro; Scannapieco, Gianluigi; Mazzone, Antonino; Magni, Giovanna; Valerio, Antonella; Iori, Ido; Ageno, Walter; the GEMINI Study Group; on behalf of: In-hospital symptomatic venous thromboembolism and antithrombotic prophylaxis in Internal Medicine

Platelets and Blood Cells

902
Dai, Kesheng; Wang, Yuedan; Yan, Rong; Shi, Quanwei; Wang, Zhicheng; Yuan, Yanhong; Cheng, Hong; Li, Suping; Fan, Yubo; Zhuang, Fengyuan: Effects of microgravity and hypergravity on platelet functions
911
Bigalke, Boris; Stellos, Konstantinos; Stakos, Dimitrios; Joos, Thomas; Pötz, Oliver; Geisler, Tobias; Bischofs, Christian; Kremmer, Elisabeth; Krämer, Björn F.; Seizer, Peter; May, Andreas E.; Lindemann, Stephan; Gawaz, Meinrad: Influence of platelet count on the expression of platelet collagen receptor glycoprotein VI (GPVI) in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Wound Healing and Inflammation/Infection

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Cabello-Gutiérrez, Carlos; Manjarrez-Zavala, Maria Eugenia; Huerta-Zepeda, Alejandra; Cime-Castillo, Jorge; Monroy-Martínez, Verónica; Biruete-Correa, Benjamín; Ruiz-Ordaz, Blanca H.: Modification of the cytoprotective protein C pathway during Dengue virus infection of human endothelial vascular cells
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Licata, Giuseppe; Tuttolomondo, Antonino; Raimondo, Domenico Di; Corrao, Salvatore; Sciacca, Riccardo Di; Pinto, Antonio: Immuno-inflammatory activation in acute cardio-embolic strokes in comparison with other subtypes of ischaemic stroke

Cardiovascular Biology and Cell Signalling

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Poli, Daniela; Antonucci, Emilia; Grifoni, Elisa; Abbate, Rosanna; Gensini, Gian Franco; Prisco, Domenico: Gender differences in stroke risk of atrial fibrillation patients on oral anticoagulant treatment
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Gigante, Bruna; Vikström, Max; Meuzelaar, Linda Strömqvist; Chernogubova, Ekaterina; Silveira, Angela; van’t Hooft, Ferdinand; Hamsten, Anders; Faire, Ulf de: Variants in the coagulation factor 2 receptor (F2R) gene influence the risk of myocardial infarction in men through an interaction with interleukin 6 serum levels
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Cellular Proteolysis and Oncology

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Bass, Rosemary; Ellis, Vincent: Regulation of urokinase receptor function and pericellular proteolysis by the integrin α5β1

New Technologies, Diagnostic Tools and Drugs

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Fujimaki, Tetsuo; Kato, Kimihiko; Yoshida, Tetsuro; Oguri, Mitsutoshi; Watanabe, Sachiro; Metoki, Norifumi; Yoshida, Hidemi; Satoh, Kei; Aoyagi, Yukitoshi; Nishigaki, Yutaka; Tanaka, Masashi; Nozawa, Yoshinori; Kimura, Genjiro; Yamada, Yoshiji: Association of genetic variants with myocardial infarction in Japanese individuals with chronic kidney disease
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Torreiro, Eduardo G.; Fernández, Elizabeth Gómez; Rodríguez, Rosa Mariño; López, Carmen Vázquez; Núñez, Julia Barreal: Comparative study of accuracy and clinical agreement of the CoaguChek XS portable device versus standard laboratory practice in unexperienced patients

Case Report

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Undas, Anetta; Zdziarska, Joanna; Iwaniec, Teresa; Stepien, Ewa; Skotnicki, Aleksander B.; Moerloose, Philippe de; Neerman-Arbez, Marguerite: Fibrinogen Krakow: A novel hypo/dysfibrinogenemia mutation in fibrinogen gamma chain (Asn325Ile) affecting fibrin clot structure and function
977
Hurtado, Begoña; Nadal, Marga; Margarit, Ester; Sánchez, Aurora; Abasolo, Nerea; García, Nadia; Doménech, Pere; Sala, Núria: First case of protein S deficiency due to a translocation t(3;21)(q11.2;q22)
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Letters to the Editor

980
Davis, Ryan L.; May, Stephen; Chunilal, Sanjeev; Brennan, Stephen O.: Two novel mutations at contiguous codons in the fibrinogen Bβ chain associated with hypofibrinogenaemia
983
Smadja, David M.; Godier, Anne; Susen, Sophie; Packard, René R. S.; Fabiani, Jean-Noël; Aiach, Martine; Gaussem, Pascale: Endothelial progenitor cells are selectively mobilised immediately after coronary artery bypass grafting or valve surgery
986
Gouin-Thibault, Isabelle; Samama, Michel M.: Competition of unfractionated heparin and idraparinux on activated partial thromboplastin time and effect of exogenous antithrombin
988
Deom, Andre; Reber, Guido; Tsakiris, Dimitrios A.; Hannes, Francoise-Marie; Plesch, Winfried: Evaluation of the CoaguChek XS Plus system in a Swiss community setting