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Altered fibrin clot properties in patients with premature peripheral artery disease.
Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - 1 Jan 2012
Okraska-Bylica Agnieszka, Wilkosz Tadeusz, Słowik Lidia, Bazanek Marta, Konieczyńska Małgorzata, Undas Anetta
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INTRODUCTION: It has been shown that formation of denser and poorly lysable fibrin clots is observed in elderly patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that premature PAD is associated with more prothrombotic fibrin clot phenotype. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Ex‑vivo plasma fibrin clot permeability, turbidity, and susceptibility to lysis were evaluated...
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