The pathogenesis of arterial thrombotic disease involves multiple genetic and environmental
factors related to atherosclerosis and thrombosis. Acute thrombosis at the site of a ruptured …

Arterial thrombosis results from endovascular injury and, to a lesser extent, alterations in
hemostatic equilibrium. Although multiple hereditary and acquired hemostatic risk factors …

The pathogenesis of arterial thrombosis is complex and dynamic. Unlike venous thrombi,
arterial thrombi typically form under conditions of high blood flow and are mainly composed …

Strong evidence from large observational epidemiological studies links haemostatic
variables to the future risk of myocardial infarction and stroke. Recent data provide further …

D espite several decades of innovative research that has elucidated behavioral and biologi-
cal risk factors for coronary heart disease, 1 the ability to identify individuals whowill …

The term thrombophilia can be applied to both inherited and acquired disorders that
predispose to thrombosis; the 2 forms, inherited and acquired, may coexist within the same …

A number of prospective epidemiologic studies have now tested the hypothesis that plasma
measures of hemostatic factors measured in initially healthy subjects may predict the future …

The role of the hemostatic system in predisposing to or precipitating coronary heart disease
(CHD) represents an under-researched area. In the past decade developments in …

Objective—To get a better insight into the role of hemostasis in coronary artery disease
(CAD), we assessed the impact of von Willebrand factor (vWF), fibrinogen, thrombin …

A diagnosis of venous thrombosis is made each year in about 0.1% of Western populations.
In the majority of cases, the diagnosis is based on objective evidence for an obstruction of …