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Environmental and genetic determinants of the hypercoagulable state and cardiovascular disease in renal transplant recipients.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Jan 1997
Irish A B, Green F R
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BACKGROUND: Fibrinogen and factor VII coagulant activity (VIIc), risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population, could contribute to CVD risk in renal transplant recipients (RTR). METHODS: We measured fibrinogen and VIIc in 38 RTR and 31 controls, along with prothrombin fragment F1 + 2 and D-Dimer (markers of coagulation and fibrinolytic activation), plasma lipids and the acute phase...
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