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Low-grade endotoxemia in acute pulmonary embolism: Links with prothrombotic plasma fibrin clot phenotype.
Thrombosis research - 1 Dec 2023
Ząbczyk Michał, Kruk Aleksandra, Natorska Joanna, Undas Anetta
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BACKGROUND: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can traverse the intestinal barrier and enter bloodstream, causing endotoxemia and triggering inflammation. Increased circulating LPS was reported in arterial thromboembolism. We investigated whether increased LPS levels occur in acute pulmonary embolism (PE) and if it is associated with a prothrombotic state. METHODS: We studied 120 normotensive PE patients (aged 59 [48-68]...
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