DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Issue 11 · Volume 96 · 2006 DOI: 10.1055/s-008-36042

Theme Issue Editorial Focus

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Mannhalter, Christine; Quehenberger, Peter: Laboratory methods in the haemostatic laboratory

Theme Issue Article

547
Eikelboom, John W.; Hirsh, Jack: Monitoring unfractionated heparin with the aPTT: Time for a fresh look
553
Hemker, H. Coenraad; Al Dieri, Raed; De Smedt, Erik; Béguin, Suzette: Thrombin generation, a function test of the haemostaticthrombotic system
562
Dargaud, Yesim; Trzeciak, M. Christine; Bordet, Jean Claude; Ninet, Jacques; Negrier, Claude: Use of calibrated automated thrombinography ± thrombomodulin to recognise the prothrombotic phenotype
568
Ofosu, Frederick A.: Review: Laboratory markers quantifying prothrombin activation and actions of thrombin in venous and arterial thrombosis do not accurately assess disease severity or the effectiveness of treatment
578
Sarig, Galit; Aberbach, Irit; Schliamser, Liliana; Blumenfeld, Zeev; Brenner, Benjamin: Evaluation of ProC Global assay in women with a history of venous thromboembolism on hormonal therapy
584
Meijer, Piet; Haverkate, Frits; Kluft, Cornelis: Performance goals for the laboratory testing of antithrombin, protein C and protein S
590
Kitchen, Stephen; Kitchen, Dianne P.; Jennings, Ian; Woods, Tim A. L.; Walker, Isobel D.; Preston, F. Eric: Point-of-care International Normalised Ratios: UK NEQAS experience demonstrates necessity for proficiency testing of three different monitors
597
Perry, David J.; Goodeve, Anne; Hill, Marian; Jennings, Ian; Kitchen, Steve; Walker, Isobel; UK NEQAS for Blood Coagulation: The UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme (UK NEQAS) for molecular genetic testing in haemophilia

Review Article

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Bhindi, Ravinay; Witting, Paul K.; McMahon, Aisling C.; Khachigian, Levon M.; Lowe, Harry C.: Rat models of myocardial infarction
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Ludwig, Ralf J.; Schindewolf, Marc; Utikal, Jochen; Lindhoff-Last, Edelgard; Boehncke, Wolf-Henning: Management of cutaneous type IV hypersensitivity reactions induced by heparin

Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

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Burches, Bobby; Karnicki, Krzysztof; Wysokinski, Waldemar; McBane, Robert D.: Immunohistochemistry of thrombi following iliac venous stenting: A novel model of venous thrombosis
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Pieters, Marlien; Covic, Namukolo; Loots, Du Toit; van der Westhuizen, Francois H.; van Zyl, Danie G.; Rheeder, Paul; Jerling, Johann C.; Weisel, John W.: The effect of glycaemic control on fibrin network structure of type 2 diabetic subjects
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Cumming, Anthony; Grundy, Pamela; Keeney, Stephen; Lester, William; Enayat, Said; Guilliatt, Andrea; Bowen, Derrick; Pasi, John; Keeling, David; Hill, Frank; Bolton-Maggs, Paula H. B.; Hay, Charles; Collins, Peter; on behalf of the UK Haemophilia Centre Doctors’ Organisation: An investigation of the von Willebrand factor genotype in UK patients diagnosed to have type 1 von Willebrand disease

Platelets and Blood Cells

642
Lu, Dong; Chung, Kian Fan; Xia, Min; Lu, Xinjie; Scully, Mike; Kakkar, Vijay: Integrin binding characteristics of the disintegrin-like domain of ADAM-15

Wound Healing and Inflammation/Infection

652
Berg, Cecilia; Hammarström, Sven; Herbertsson, Helena; Lindström, Eva; Svensson, Ann-Charlotte; Söderström, Mats; Tengvall, Pentti; Bengtsson, Torbjörn: Platelet-induced growth of human fibroblasts is associated with an increased expression of 5-lipoxygenase

Endothelium and Vascular Development

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Solheim, Svein; Pettersen, Alf Aage; Arnesen, Harald; Seljeflot, Ingebjørg: No difference in the effects of clopidogrel and aspirin on inflammatory markers in patients with coronary heart disease

Cardiovascular Biology and Cell Signalling

665
Rossignol, Patrick; Anglès-Cano, Eduardo; Lijnen, Henri Roger: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 impairs plasminogen activationmediated vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis

New Technologies, Diagnostic Tools and Drugs

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Fontayne, Alexandre; Vanhoorelbeke, Karen; Pareyn, Inge; Van Rompaey, Isabel; Meiring, Muriel; Lamprecht, Seb; Roodt, Jan; Desmet, Johan; Deckmyn, Hans: Rational humanization of the powerful antithrombotic anti-GPIbα antibody: 6B4

Case Report

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Sheen, Campbell R.; Low, Joyce; Joseph, Joanne; Kotlyar, Eugene; George, Peter M.; Brennan, Stephen O.: Fibrinogen Darlinghurst: Hypofibrinogenaemia caused by a W253G mutation in the gamma chain in a patient with both bleeding and thrombotic complications
688
Abramowski, Sophie Waldvogel; Boehlen, Françoise; Reber, Guido; de Moerloose, Philippe: Discrepancy between capillary and venous International Normalised Ratio (INR) in a patient on vitamin-K antagonist: Potentially serious clinical consequences
690
del Conde, Ian; Goldhaber, Samuel Z.: Pulmonary embolism associated with olanzapine

Letters to the Editor

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Zhang, Guang-Sen; Zuo, Wen-Li; Dai, Chong-Wen; Xu, Yun-Xiao; Shen, Jian-Kai; Luo, Yun-Ya; Yi, Yan: Characterization of an acquired factor VIII inhibitor and plasmapheresis therapy in a patient with bullous pemphigoid
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Barsam, Sarah; Bagot, Catherine; Patel, Raj; Sidhu, Paul S.; Davies, Anthony; Arya, Roopen: Extrinsic venous compression: A sufficient explanation for venous thromboembolism due to massive fibroids?