The Effects of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression on Systemic and Local Fibrinolysis

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 211-218

  Labropoulos, Nicos ^a,b   Stanley, Scott K ^a   Kang, Steven S ^a   Mansour, Ashraf M ^a   Littooy, Fred N ^a   Baker, William H ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; TISSUE FACTOR PATHWAY INHIBITOR; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG COMPRESSION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PNEUMATIC TOOL; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0033007582     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857449903300218     Document Type: Article

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