Impaired fibrinolytic capacity in rheumatic mitral stenosis with or without atrial fibrillation and nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 192-195

  Atalar, Enver ^a,b   Özmen, Ferhan ^a   Haznedaroǧlu, Ibrahim ^a   Özer, Necla ^a   Aksöyek, Serdar ^a   Övünç, Kenan ^a   Nazli, Nasih ^a   Kirazli, Şerafettin ^a   Kes, Sirri ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Fibrinolytic capacity; Mitral stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; RISK FACTOR; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD COAGULATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 0344870675     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02982584     Document Type: Article

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