Platelet and blood clotting activation in patients with mitral valve prolapse

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 299-306

  Martini, Francesca ^a,c   Zuppiroli, Alfredo ^a   Gori, AnnaMaria ^a   Chiarantini, Elena ^a   Fedi, Sandra ^a   Prisco, Domenico ^a   Cellai, AnnaPaola ^a   Boddi, Vieri ^b   Abbate, Rosanna ^a   Dolara, Alberto ^a   Gensini, GianFranco ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Clin Medica Generale e Cardiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

F1 + 2; Hemostasis; Mitral valve prolapse; P selectin; Platelets

Indexed keywords

BETA THROMBOGLOBULIN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR; PADGEM PROTEIN; THROMBOCYTE FACTOR 4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0030586882     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0049-3848(96)00138-7     Document Type: Article

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