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The effect of plasma homocysteine levels on clinical outcomes of patients with acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome.
The American journal of the medical sciences - 1 Dec 2009
Tsangaris Iraklis, Tsantes Argirios, Bagos Pantelis, Nikolopoulos Georgios, Kroupis Christos, Kopterides Petros, Dimopoulou Ioanna, Orfanos Stylianos, Kardoulaki Aikaterini, Chideriotis Stavros, Travlou Anthi, Armaganidis Apostolos
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BACKGROUND: Several reports have shown that homocysteine promotes thrombosis by disturbing the procoagulant-anticoagulant balance, whereas alterations in coagulation and fibrinolysis have been suggested as important pathogenetic and prognostic determinants of mortality in acute lung injury (ALI)/...
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