Heparin-protamine complexes and C-reactive protein induce activation of the classical complement pathway: Studies in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and in vitro

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 237-243

  Bruins, Peter ^a   Te Velthuis, Henk ^b   Eerenberg Belmer, Anke J M ^b   Yazdanbakhsh, Aria P ^a   De Beaumont, Eddy M F H ^a   Eijsman, León ^a   Trouwborst, Ad ^a   Hack, C Erik ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Complement; Extracorporeal circulation; Heparin; Protamine

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3C; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; HEPARIN; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; PROTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033860190     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614002     Document Type: Article

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