A highly sensitive thrombin generation assay for assessment of recombinant activated factor VII therapy in haemophilia patients with an inhibitor

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 688-695

  Livnat, Tami ^a   Martinowitz, Uri ^a   Zivelin, Ariella ^a   Rima, Dardik ^a   Kenet, Gili ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coagulation factors; Factor VIII inhibitors; Haemophilia A B; Haemophilia therapy

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8 INHIBITOR; DRUG METABOLITE; NN 1731; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; THROMBOPLASTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALCIFICATION INDUCED THROMBIN GENERATION ASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTE POOR PLASMA; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA;

BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; CALCIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FACTOR VIIA; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; PLASMA; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBIN; THROMBOPLASTIN;

EID: 79955429941     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-08-0542     Document Type: Article

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