DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Issue 09 · Volume 108 · 2012 DOI: 10.1055/s-008-36006

Invited Editorial Focus

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Skjøth, Flemming; Larsen, Torben Bjerregaard; Rasmussen, Lars Hvilsted: Indirect comparison studies – are they useful? Insights from the novel oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
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Harenberg, Job; Marx, Svetlana; Wehling, Martin: Head-to-head or indirect comparisons of the novel oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation: What’s next?

Current Controversies

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Verheugt, Freek W. A.: Outcomes of positive randomised controlled clinical trials: Double-blind or double vision?
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Serebruany, Victor L.; Atar, Dan: Viewpoint: Central adjudication of myocardial infarction in outcome-driven clinical trials – Common patterns in TRITON, RECORD, and PLATO?

T&H Insight

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Preissner, Klaus T.: Adipose tissue-derived PAI-1: A molecular link for thrombo-inflammatory disease states?

Theme Issue Editorial

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Guzik, Tomasz J.; Dulak, Jozef: Vessel wall – where coagulation meets cell biology and immunology

Theme Issue Article

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Fish, Richard J.; Neerman-Arbez, Marguerite: Fibrinogen gene regulation
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Fish, Richard J.; Neerman-Arbez, Marguerite: A novel regulatory element between the human FGA and FGG genes
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Martin-Ventura, Jose Luis; Madrigal-Matute, Julio; Martinez-Pinna, Roxana; Ramos-Mozo, Priscila; Blanco-Colio, Luis Miguel; Moreno, Juan Antonio; Tarin, Carlos; Burillo, Elena; Fernandez-Garcia, Carlos Ernesto; Egido, Jesus; Meilhac, Olivier; Michel, Jean-Baptiste: Erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets as a source of oxidative stress in chronic vascular diseases: Detoxifying mechanisms and potential therapeutic options
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Matusik, Pawel; Guzik, Bartlomiej; Weber, Christian; Guzik, Tomasz J.: Do we know enough about the immune pathogenesis of acute coronary syndromes to improve clinical practice?
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Flierl, Ulrike; Schäfer, Andreas: Fractalkine – a local inflammatory marker aggravating platelet activation at the vulnerable plaque
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Wojakowski, Wojciech; Tendera, Michal; Cybulski, Wieslaw; Zuba-Surma, Ewa K.; Szade, Krzysztof; Florczyk, Urszula; Kozakowska, Magdalena; Szymula, Agnieszka; Krzych, Lukasz; Paslawska, Urszula; Paslawski, Robert; Milewski, Krzysztof; Buszman, Piotr P.; Nabialek, Edyta; Kuczmik, Waclaw; Janiszewski, Adrian; Dziegiel, Piotr; Buszman, Pawel E.; Józkowicz, Alicja; Dulak, Jozef: Effects of intracoronary delivery of allogenic bone marrow-derived stem cells expressing heme oxygenase-1 on myocardial reperfusion injury

Review Article

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Mantha, Simon; Ansell, Jack: An indirect comparison of dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban for atrial fibrillation

Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

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Ekström, Mattias; Liska, Jan; Eriksson, Per; Sverremark-Ekström, Eva; Tornvall, Per: Stimulated in vivo synthesis of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in human adipose tissue
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Kahn, Susan R.; Springmann, Vicky; Schulman, Sam; Martineau, Josée; Stewart, John A.; Komari, Nelly; McLeod, Anne; Strulovitch, Carla; Blostein, Mark; Faucher, Jacques-Philippe; Gamble, Greg; Gordon, Wendy; Kagoma, Peter K.; Miron, Marie-José; Laverdière, David; Game, Melaku; Mills, Allan: Management and adherence to VTE treatment guidelines in a national prospective cohort study in the Canadian outpatient setting
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Stuijver, Danka J. F.; Debeij, Jan; van Zaane, Bregje; Dekkers, Olaf M.; Smit, Jan W. A.; Büller, Harry R.; Rosendaal, Frits R.; Gerdes, Victor E. A.; Cannegieter, Suzanne C.: Levels of prolactin in relation to coagulation factors and risk of venous thrombosis
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Wattanakit, Keattiyoat; Lutsey, Pamela L.; Bell, Elizabeth J.; Gornik, Heather; Cushman, Mary; Heckbert, Susan R.; Rosamond, Wayne D.; Folsom, Aaron R.: Association between cardiovascular disease risk factors and occurrence of venous thromboembolism
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Marchi, Rita; Walton, Bethany L.; McGary, Colleen S.; Lin, Feng-Chang; Ma, Alice D.; Pawlinski, Rafal; Mackman, Nigel; Campbell, Robert A.; Di Paola, Jorge; Wolberg, Alisa S.: Dysregulated coagulation associated with hypofibrinogenaemia and plasma hypercoagulability: Implications for identifying coagulopathic mechanisms in humans
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Crescente, Marilena; Thomas, Grace M.; Demers, Melanie; Voorhees, Jaymie R.; Wong, Siu Ling; Ho-Tin-Noé, Benoit; Wagner, Denisa D.: ADAMTS13 exerts a thrombolytic effect in microcirculation

Platelets and Blood Cells

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Dragani, Alfredo; Falco, Angela; Santilli, Francesca; Basili, Stefania; Rolandi, Giancarlo; Cerasa, Loredana; Lattanzio, Stefano; Ciabattoni, Giovanni; Patrono, Carlo; Davì, Giovanni: Oxidative stress and platelet activation in subjects with moderate hyperhomocysteinaemia due to MTHFR 677 C→T polymorphism
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Cardiovascular Biology and Cell Signalling

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Van Hattum, Eline S.; Tangelder, Marco J. D.; Lawson, James A.; Moll, Frans L.; Algra, Ale: Long-term risk of vascular events after peripheral bypass surgery
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Hansen-Krone, Ida J.; Enga, Kristin F.; Njølstad, Inger; Hansen, John-Bjarne; Braekkan, Sigrid K.: Heart healthy diet and risk of myocardial infarction and venous thromboembolism

New Technologies, Diagnostic Tools and Drugs

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Borgman, Mark P.; Pendleton, Robert C.; McMillin, Gwendolyn A.; Reynolds, Kristen K.; Vazquez, Sara; Freeman, Andrew; Wilson, Andrew; Valdes, Roland; Linder, Mark W.: Prospective pilot trial of PerMIT versus standard anticoagulation service management of patients initiating oral anticoagulation
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Oliveira, Daniella Gorete Lourenço; Alvarez-Flores, Miryam Paola; Lopes, Adriana Rios; Chudzinski-Tavassi, Ana Marisa: Functional characterisation of Vizottin, the first factor Xa inhibitor purified from the leech Haementeria vizottoi

Letters to the Editor

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Stöllberger, Claudia; Rakusan, Stanislaus; Wimpissinger, Florian T.; Finsterer, Josef: Spontaneous gross haematuria during dabigatran therapy for secondary stroke prevention
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Skov, Jane; Leppin, Anja; Bladbjerg, Else-Marie; Sidelmann, Johannes J.; Gram, Jørgen: Perceived stress predicts the stability of vitamin K-antagonist treatment of anticoagulant clinic patients
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Louët, Agnès Lillo-Le; Wolf, Martine; Soufir, Lilia; Galbois, Arnaud; Dumenil, Anne-Sylvie; Offenstadt, Georges; Samama, Meyer-Michel: Life-threatening bleeding in four patients with an unusual excessive response to dabigatran: Implications for emergency surgery and resuscitation
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Davis, Patrick K.; Musunuru, Harsha; Walsh, Mark; Mitra, Raman; Ploplis, Victoria; Castellino, Francis J.: The ex vivo reversibility of dabigatran-induced whole-blood coagulopathy as monitored by thromboelastography: Mechanistic implications for clinical medicine