Background and objectives: Cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk to
develop myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. However, the mechanisms responsible …

Background—Data about the effects of smoking on thrombo-hemostatic factors (tissue factor
[TF] and tissue factor pathway inhibitor [TFPI-1]) are limited and on fibrinolytic factors (tissue …

Background—Tissue factor (TF) is a critical determinant of thrombin generation in normal
hemostasis and in atherothrombotic disease. Nitric oxide has both antithrombotic and …

Background—Smoking increases the risk of atherothrombotic events. To determine whether
smoking influences plaque thrombogenicity, we examined the effect of cigarette smoking …

Several studies have shown that T-cells might be involved in pathophysiology of acute
coronary syndromes (ACS). Tissue factor (TF) plays a key role in ACS. Many evidences …

Tissue factor (TF) is the key activator of coagulation and is involved in acute coronary
syndromes. Caffeine is often reported to increase cardiovascular risk; however, its effect on …

The present study investigated the influence of cigarette smoke extract (CSE) and nicotine
on the expression of thrombomodulin (TM) and endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) in …

Cigarette smoke (CS) increases the incidence of atherothrombosis, the release of
prostaglandin (PG) E2, and the amount of tissue factor (TF). The link between PGE2 and TF …

Background—Monocytic tissue factor (TF) expression may contribute to thrombogenicity
associated with plaque rupture and may propagate thrombus formation at the site of …

Several epidemiological studies suggest that moderate consumption of alcohol, particularly
red wine, lowers mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD)[1–5]. Since red wines …