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Plasma fibrin clot phenotype independently affects intracoronary thrombus ultrastructure in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Jun 2015
Zalewski Jaroslaw, Bogaert Jan, Sadowski Marcin, Woznicka Olga, Doulaptsis Konstantinos, Ntoumpanaki Maria, Ząbczyk Michal, Nessler Jadwiga, Undas Anetta
Abstract excerpt
Determinants of intracoronary thrombus (ICT) composition in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are largely unknown. We sought to investigate whether plasma fibrin phenotype and platelet reactivity affect ICT ultrastructure. We assessed the content of fibrin, platelets and erythrocytes including polyhedrocytes by scanning electron microscopy on the surface and inside ICT aspirated from 80...
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