BACKGROUND
Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is a life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy. iTTP pathophysiology is based on severe ADAMTS13 deficiency caused by autoantibodies, leading to accumulation of ultra-large von Willebrand factor (VWF) multimers and microvascular thrombosis. Engineered ADAMT...
Yun-Peng Xue, M. Roest, S. J. Humphreys et al.· Journal of Thrombosis and Ha...· 1 citation
BACKGROUND
Rapid dietary transitions in sub-Saharan Africa may alter coagulation profiles; however, this remains poorly characterized.
METHODS
An open-label dietary-intervention trial in Tanzania enrolled 77 healthy men aged 20 to 40 years. They underwent 1 of 3 interventions (n=22 per arm): heritage-to-Western-style...
Eka Patricia Kisali, M. Roest, T. Pecht et al.· Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis...· 0 citations
Pro- and anti-coagulant factors are significantly altered in liver cirrhosis resulting in an increased bleeding and thrombosis risk. The thrombin generation (TG) test often seems unaltered in cirrhosis, indicating that a new hemostatic balance is reached. TG is determined by prothrombin conversion and thrombin inactiva...
R. Willems, A. Zanetto, E. Campello et al.· Frontiers in Cell and Develo...· 0 citations
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