abstract：:As the understanding of the genetic basis of the inherited thrombophilias has increased over recent years, their routine diagnostic genetic analysis has also matured. This review considers methods used to test for the factor V (F5) Leiden mutation and prothrombin 20210A (F2 c.*97G>A) allele, and analysis of the SERPIN...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Cooper PC,Goodeve AC,Beauchamp NJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mixing patient and normal plasma has been used for many years to assist with making decisions on which direction to proceed for further investigation of abnormally prolonged coagulation tests, namely, either individual coagulation factor measurement or the search for circulating anticoagulants. Mixing tests, however, ...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Tripodi A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vatreptacog alfa is a genetically engineered variant of recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) containing three amino acid changes. Aspartic acid, valine, and glutamine residues replace valine, glutamic acid, and methionine at positions 158, 296, and 298, respectively. These substitutions result in considerable enhancement ...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Persson E,Olsen OH,Bjørn SE,Ezban M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several genetic and acquired risk factors for venous thromboembolism. Exposure to high altitude (HA), either during air travel, ascension of mountains, or while engaging in sports activities, has been observed to result in a hypercoagulable state, thus predisposing to thromboembolic events. Although several ...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Gupta N,Ashraf MZ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians prescribing new oral anticoagulants (OACs; dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban) should be aware of the exclusion criteria related to bleeding risks defined in published clinical studies. At least a quarter of patients currently using warfarin have an exclusion criterion that may prevent easy transition to...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Salmela B,Joutsi-Korhonen L,Armstrong E,Lassila R

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In severe infection and sepsis, activation of coagulation frequently occurs, which contributes to the development of multiple organ dysfunction. Factor V Leiden is a relatively common mutation resulting in a mild prohemostatic state and consequently with an increased tendency to develop thrombosis. Hypothetically, pat...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Levi M,Schouten M,van't Veer C,van der Poll T

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism (PE) has long been described in children. Nevertheless, most of the algorithms applied to patients within this age range, from diagnosis to therapy, have been adapted from adult protocols. This article reviews the progresses that occurred to PE in children placing them in historical perspective with...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Brandão LR,Labarque V,Diab Y,Williams S,Manson DE

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia (CAMT, MIM #604498) is a rare inherited bone marrow failure syndrome presenting as isolated hypomegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia at birth without other characteristic physical anomalies. Most of the patients develop a severe aplastic anemia and trilineage cytopenia during the...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Ballmaier M,Germeshausen M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and laboratory data of children with von Willebrand disease (VWD) types have been derived from retrospective studies and small case series. This article reports on the clinical and laboratory data of a large pediatric cohort in one single Argentinian center. The biological and clinical responses to desmopress...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Bonduel M,Frontroth JP,Hepner M,Sciuccati G,Feliu-Torres A,Pieroni G

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Netherlands, specialized care for patients with a bleeding disorder, including hemophilia, von Willebrand disease (VWD), and allied disorders, is concentrated in 13 Hemophilia Treatment Centers. The Dutch Hemophilia Treaters Society, the Dutch Hemophilia Nurses' Society, and the Netherlands Hemophilia Patients ...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： de Wee EM,Leebeek FW,Eikenboom JC

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein C inhibitor (PCI) is a serine protease inhibitor and was originally identified as an inhibitor of activated protein C (APC). However, PCI is not specific for APC and also inhibits several proteases involved in coagulation, fibrinolysis, cancer, wound healing, and fertility. The biological function of PCI is un...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Meijers JC,Herwald H

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current guidelines for venous thromboembolism (VTE) primary prophylaxis are based on randomized clinical trials that exclude subjects at a potentially high bleeding risk. Thus no specific recommendation/algorithm for pharmacological prophylaxis in patients with thrombocytopenia and/or platelet dysfunction is available...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Tufano A,Guida A,Di Minno MN,Prisco D,Cerbone AM,Di Minno G

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-eclampsia (P-EC) is a multisystem disorder exclusive to pregnancy. It complicates ~2 to 8% of all pregnancies and remains a major cause of maternal mortality. P-EC is characterized by a profound hypercoagulable state. The delicate hemostatic balance that must be maintained in the uteroplacental circulation during ...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Ismail SK,Higgins JR

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemostatic balance is a complex system where the delicate equilibrium is regulated by several factors including hormones. A variety of endocrine disorders have been reported to be associated with coagulation abnormalities, ranging from mild laboratory changes to clinically relevant thrombotic or bleeding manifesta...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Vescovi PP,Favaloro EJ,Lippi G,Garofano M,Montagnana M,Manzato F,Franchini M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) is a rare bleeding disorder with laboratory findings similar to those for congenital von Willebrand disease (VWD). Unlike VWD, AVWS usually occurs in individuals with no personal or family history of bleeding. The prevalence of AVWS in the general population is unknown because d...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Federici AB

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microparticles (MP) are vesicular structures released from cells upon activation, malignant transformation, stress, or death. MP may be derived from the plasma membrane (shed microvesicles), produced by endosomal pathway (exosomes), or arise from membrane blebs of apoptotic cells. The terms microparticles or microvesi...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Rak J

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:External Quality Control of Diagnostic Assays and Tests (ECAT) surveys on thrombin generation rests (TGTs) have identified that various tests show a more than 30-fold difference in time to peak (TTP). The survey included pooled normal plasmas, microparticle (MP)-depleted plasmas, and factor (F)XII-deficient patient pl...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Kluft C,Meijer P

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coagulation management requires the balancing of different components that contribute to clot formation. These components include the interactions between platelets, procoagulant, anticoagulant, and fibrinolytic factors. The cause of bleeding or thrombotic events is often multifactorial; however, the tests clinicians ...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Wegner J,Popovsky MA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-Shiga toxin-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (atypical HUS) is a rare form of thrombotic microangiopathy that associates hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure. The disease has been demonstrated to be linked with a complement alternative pathway dysregulation due to genetic defects but als...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Dragon-Durey MA,Blanc C,Garnier A,Hofer J,Sethi SK,Zimmerhackl LB

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant thrombolytic peptides are mainly represented by recombinant forms of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA), a proteolytic enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen into active plasmin, which then functions to dissolve clots. The three clinically relevant recombinant thrombolytic peptides are altepl...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Campbell J,Hilleman D

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical injuries, especially road traffic injuries, are a leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide, ranking fifth among the leading causes of death in the United States. Immediate and early trauma deaths are mainly determined by primary brain injuries and/or hemorrhages, whereas late mortality is caused by seco...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Lippi G,Cervellin G

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial phenotypic heterogeneity plays an important role in the susceptibility of the cardiovascular system to disease. Arteries and heart valves are susceptible to chronic inflammatory disease in regions of blood flow disturbance that implicates hemodynamic forces and transport characteristics as prominent influe...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Davies PF,Civelek M,Fang Y,Guerraty MA,Passerini AG

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quiescent pulmonary endothelium establishes an antithrombotic, anti-inflammatory surface that promotes blood flow. However, the endothelium rapidly responds to injury and inflammation by promoting thrombosis and enabling the directed transmigration of inflammatory cells, such as neutrophils, into the alveolar airspace...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Ochoa CD,Wu S,Stevens T

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD34 (+) progenitor cells are a promising source of regeneration in atherosclerosis or ischemic heart disease. However, as recently published, CD34(+) progenitor cells have the potential to differentiate not only into endothelial cells but also into foam cells upon interaction with platelets. The mechanism of platelet...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Seizer P,Schiemann S,Merz T,Daub K,Bigalke B,Stellos K,Müller I,Stöckle C,Müller K,Gawaz M,May AE

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morbidity and mortality for cardiovascular disease are likely to be lower in patients with hemophilia than in the general male population. However, their clinical impact is increasing in parallel with the increase of life expectancy due to modern safe replacement treatments and the improvement of comprehensive care of...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Coppola A,Tagliaferri A,Franchini M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of inhibitory antibodies (inhibitors) to factor VIII (FVIII) is the most serious adverse event in replacement therapy of hemophilia A patients. The etiology and management of this condition remain major challenges for both researchers and clinicians. In the present review, we discuss recent advances in und...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Ananyeva NM,Lee TK,Jain N,Shima M,Saenko EL

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of case-control studies in the last decade have shown the role of inherited thrombophilia in the occurrence of adverse obstetric outcomes. In small series of cases, it has been proven that rare inherited causes of thrombophilia such as natural anticoagulant deficiencies can be associated with fetal losses. Th...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Grandone E,Tomaiuolo M,Colaizzo D,Ames PR,Margaglione M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most patients with atrial fibrillation need anticoagulant treatment with vitamin K antagonists for prevention of thromboembolism, in particular ischemic stroke. Many studies show the efficacy of this treatment but also that it is difficult to keep patients who use vitamin K antagonists in the proper treatment range. B...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Levi M,de Peuter OR,Kamphuisen PW

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systolic heart failure is a common syndrome whose incidence is expected to increase. Several treatment modalities, such as beta-blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, improve survival. Whether antithrombotic treatment is effective remains to be elucidated, although observations suggest a prothrombotic ...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： de Peuter OR,Kok WE,Torp-Pedersen C,Büller HR,Kamphuisen PW

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe factor XI (FXI) deficiency is an injury-related bleeding disorder common in Ashkenazi Jews and rare worldwide. In the past two decades, more than 180 mutations in the FXI gene have been reported in patients with FXI deficiency, five of which show a founder effect (Cys38Arg, Gln88Stop, Cys128Stop, Glu117stop, an...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Duga S,Salomon O

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet aggregometry has been the reference method employed to detect, diagnose, and monitor qualitative platelet disorders since the early 1960s. Lumiaggregometry and impedance-based whole blood lumiaggregometry have advantages over light transmittance aggregometry in that they provide for enhanced specimen manageme...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： McGlasson DL,Fritsma GA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two components of biological variability are interindividual variability, which is the variability due to the heterogeneity of physiologic influences among subjects, and intraindividual variability, which is due to the variability in the same individual over time. Analysis of biological variation is crucial for es...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Banfi G,Del Fabbro M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological rhythms are a universal phenomenon in living organisms and serve to help organisms adapt within a circadian cycle to the 24-hour-oscillating environment. The rhythmic modulation of selective pathways thus enables organisms to optimize their ability to store and generate chemical energy, to minimize environm...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Montagnana M,Salvagno GL,Lippi G

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PFA-100 (platelet function analyzer) is a relatively new tool for the investigation of primary hemostasis. This article reviews the history of the PFA-100 and details its clinical utility in several settings. The PFA-100 was first introduced to us in 1995 in an issue of Seminars in Thrombosis And Hemostasis, which...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Favaloro EJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prothrombin time (PT) assay is the most clinically ordered coagulation test and is most often used for monitoring of vitamin K antagonist (VKA) therapy (e.g., warfarin), where results are expressed as an international normalized ratio (INR). The INR is in essence the patient's PT "mathematically adjusted" to a sta...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Favaloro EJ,Adcock DM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the strides being made in the European, Canadian, and American prospective studies of von Willebrand disease (VWD) genotype and phenotype, genetics is increasingly playing a key role in the classification, understanding, and management of VWD. It is anticipated that as gene sequencing becomes easier and more comm...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Novelli EM,Ragni MV

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite numerous past and ongoing efforts, there remains significant variation in results from assays for the major antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), namely anticardiolipin (aCL), anti-beta2 glycoprotein I (anti-beta2GPI), and lupus anticoagulant (LA). There is therefore a need to produce comprehensive guidelines on ...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Wong RC,Favaloro EJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The catastrophic variant of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a condition characterized by multiple vascular occlusive events, usually affecting small vessels and evolving over a short period of time, together with laboratory confirmation of the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. The pathogenesis of catastr...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Espinosa G,Bucciarelli S,Asherson RA,Cervera R

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a persuasive body of evidence suggesting that tissue factor (TF) is a major determinant of tumor progression. In addition to its "traditional" function as the initiator of hemostasis, TF may support tumor progression through signaling mechanisms involving either direct signal transduction through the TF cytop...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Palumbo JS

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bidirectional interaction between coagulation and inflammation, which is relevant in various disease states that are dominated by systemic inflammatory responses, such as severe infection or chronic vascular disease, is modulated by metabolic factors. Changes in lipoprotein metabolism affect the inflammation-induc...

journal_title：Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

authors： Levi M,Nieuwdorp M,van der Poll T,Stroes E

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00