Thrombosis
Research from ANZAC Research Institute, Department of Cardiology reveals new findings on thrombosis
Published in Blood Weekly, June 7th, 2007
New research, "Platelet activation in acute pulmonary embolism," is the subject of a report. According to recent research from Sydney, Australia, "Platelet activation is implicated in thrombotic disorders, but has not been described in acute clinical pulmonary embolism (PE). To investigate the natural history of platelet activation in PE and associated markers of inflammation, thrombosis and cardiac dysfunction. Thirty-five consecutive patients (age 62 ±17 years) with acute PE were prospectively enrolled and followed for 6 months."
"Platelet activation was assessed by flow cytometry [measuring expression of platelet P-selectin, conformational activation of...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2007-06-07)
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