Measurement of hemostatic indexes in conjunction with transcranial Doppler sonography in patients with ventricular assist devices

Stroke

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2554-2561

  Wilhelm, Carl R ^a,b   Ristich, Julianne ^a   Knepper, Laurie E ^a   Holubkov, Richard ^c   Wisniewski, Stephen R ^c   Kormos, Robert L ^a   Wagner, William R ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Heart assist; Hemostasis; Ultrasonography, Doppler, transcranial

Indexed keywords

PROTHROMBIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0032709410     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.30.12.2554     Document Type: Article

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