Significantly reduced spontaneous thrombolytic activity in older men: A possible explanation for the gender differences in risk of acute coronary syndromes

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-131

  Yamashita, T ^a   Sato, A ^a   Ikarugi, H ^b   Inoue, A ^a   Kitamari, K ^a   Ishii, H ^c   Yamamoto, J ^a  

^a KOBE GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^c Ishii Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age dependent; PAI 1; Platelet; Risk factor; Spontaneous thrombolysis; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BODY MASS; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION; PLATELET FUNCTION TESTS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 19344377581     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2004.11.017     Document Type: Article

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