Mixing studies in lupus anticoagulant testing are required at least in some type of samples

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1475-1478

  Devreese, K M J ^a   de Laat, B ^b,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Synapse BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antagonists; Anticoagulant drugs; Diagnostic tests; Lupus anticoagulant; Russell viper venom time; Vitamin K

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; VIPER VENOM; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DABOIA RUSSELLII; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG MIXTURE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT TESTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; DRUG EFFECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD COAGULATION; HUMANS; LUPUS COAGULATION INHIBITOR; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN K;

EID: 84937973844     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.13020     Document Type: Article

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