Coagulation, fibrinolysis and fibrinolysis inhibitors in haemodialysis patients: contribution of arteriovenous fistula

Coagulation, fibrinolysis and fibrinolysis inhibitors in haemodialysis patients: contribution of arteriovenous fistula.

BACKGROUND End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, not uncommonly, might exhibit thrombotic complications, as well as they may present with a bleeding diathesis. Changes in vessel wall and/or blood flow in native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) might also augment these disarrangements, as vascular endothelium is predominantly involved in the regulation of haemostatic pathways. OBJECTIVE This stu...

Coagulation and Fibrinolysis in Injured Patients.

Serial changes in coagulation and fibrinolysis studied among 42 patients admitted to hospital with a wide variety of injuries are reported. The first hours after trauma are dominated by an acceleration of fibrinolysis (clot lysis) and clotting time which are often followed by an abrupt rebound to prolonged fibrinolysis and normal clotting. Evidence is presented that acceleration of fibrinolysis...

Coagulation-fibrinolysis abnormalities in poststroke patients.

We thank Drs Shahar, McGovern, and Spraflca for their interest in our paper in which we demonstrated, inter alia, that low doses of aspirin may not be as efficacious as higher doses. Our sample population was indeed matched, and Shahar et al are correct in pointing out that analysis for data obtained according to a matched design should have been performed. However, it is possible to ignore mat...

Coagulation-Fibrinolysis Abnormalities in Poststroke Patients

We thank Drs Shahar, McGovern, and Spraflca for their interest in our paper in which we demonstrated, inter alia, that low doses of aspirin may not be as efficacious as higher doses. Our sample population was indeed matched, and Shahar et al are correct in pointing out that analysis for data obtained according to a matched design should have been performed. However, it is possible to ignore mat...

Coagulation and fibrinolysis after injury.