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Prothrombotic Fibrin Clot Phenotype Is Associated With Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism After Discontinuation of Anticoagulant Therapy.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 2017
Zabczyk Michal, Plens Krzysztof, Wojtowicz Wioletta, Undas Anetta
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening manifestation of venous thromboembolism with a high recurrence rate after anticoagulation cessation. Recently, we have reported that prothrombotic clot phenotype in venous thromboembolism patients is associated with an increased risk of recurrent deep-vein thrombosis. APPROACH AND RESULTS: We tested whether abnormal clot properties are predictive of...
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