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Prothrombin conversion and thrombin decay in patients with cirrhosis-role of prothrombin and antithrombin deficiencies.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 May 2024
Sinegre Thomas, Abergel Armand, Lecompte Thomas, Lebreton Aurélien
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BACKGROUND: Thrombin generation (TG) in the presence of thrombomodulin (TG-TM) in the plasma of patients with cirrhosis (PWC) is tilted toward a hypercoagulable phenotype. Low protein C and elevated factor VIII levels play a role, but other determinants, such as the prothrombin/antithrombin pair, must also be studied. OBJECTIVES: The objectives were (i) to quantitatively assess the subprocesses (prothrombin...
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