Tissue Factor Structure and Function by Saulius Butenas

“…It is a component of the factor VIIa-TF complex enzyme and plays a primary role in both normal hemostasis and thrombosis. With a vascular injury, TF becomes exposed to blood and binds plasma factor VIIa, and the resulting complex initiates a series of enzymatic reactions leading to clot formation and vascular sealing. …”
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Current Status of New Anticoagulants in the Management of Venous Thromboembolism by Roberto C. Montoya, Ajeet Gajra

“…Venous Thromboembolism, manifested as deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a common problem associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and resource expenditure. …”
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Perfluorocarbon Nanoparticles: Evolution of a Multimodality and Multifunctional Imaging Agent by Patrick M. Winter

“…The particle surface can be decorated with targeting ligands to direct the agent to a variety of biomarkers that are associated with diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and thrombosis. The surface can also carry a high payload of imaging agents, ranging from paramagnetic metals for MRI, radionuclides for nuclear imaging, iodine for CT, and florescent tags for histology, allowing high sensitivity mapping of cellular receptors that may be expressed at very low levels in the body. …”
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Treatment of Endometrial Cancer in Association with Pelvic Organ Prolapse by Asama Vanichtantikul, Ekkasit Tharavichitkul, Imjai Chitapanarux, Orawee Chinthakanan

“…She had multiple medical conditions including stroke, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism. She was treated with radiotherapy and pessary was placed. …”
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What we learned about headache during the COVID-19 pandemic: literature review by E. Januškevičiūtė, J. Grigaitė, K. Ryliškienė

“…Another challenge posed by the introduction of mass vaccination is vaccine-related headache, the most common neurological adverse event, and a less common complication, cerebral venous thrombosis. The article provides a brief overview of COVID-19 induced headache and its features, vaccination-induced headache, the impact of COVID-19 and quarantine on primary headache, the safety of anti-CGRP monoclonals, and the advantages and disadvantages of remote consultations on primary headaches. …”
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Streptococcus anginosus Pyogenic Liver Abscess following a Screening Colonoscopy by Francis Bonenfant, Étienne Rousseau, Paul Farand

“…A previously healthy 58-year-old man presented with a septic thrombosis of the right hepatic vein and a pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) one week after undergoing a screening colonoscopy. …”
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Rivaroxaban Treatment for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report and a Review of the Current Experience by Mohamed Aon, Omar Al-Shammari

“…We report a case of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with deep venous thrombosis successfully treated with rivaroxaban and review the current experience with rivaroxaban for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.…”
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Successful Pulmonary Endarterectomy in a Patient with Klinefelter Syndrome by E. Wierda, H. J. Reesink, H. Bruining, O. M. van Delden, J. J. Kloek, P. Bresser

“…KS is associated with an increased risk for venous thromboembolic events like deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. This paper describes a 37-year-old male patient with KS referred to our tertiary center with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, and who was successfully treated by pulmonary endarterectomy.…”
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May-Thurner Syndrome with Large Abdominal Varicosity, Treated Successfully Using Multiple Approaches by Lori Jia, Jason Alexander, Nedaa Skeik

“…We report a unique case of a 31-year-old woman who presented with MTS-related deep vein thrombosis accompanied by symptomatic abdominal and pelvic varicosities. …”
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Life-Threatening Hemopericardium Associated with Rivaroxaban by Sijan Basnet, Niranjan Tachamo, Biswaraj Tharu, Rashmi Dhital, Sushil Ghimire, Dilli Ram Poudel

“…We present a case of a 56-year-old female who presented with shortness of breath and chest pain 12 weeks after starting rivaroxaban for left upper extremity deep vein thrombosis. She was later diagnosed with spontaneous hemopericardium requiring pericardial fluid drainage. …”
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Clinical Application of Partial Splenic Embolization by Yong-Song Guan, Ying Hu

“…Major complications of PSE include the pulmonary complications, severe infection, damages of renal and liver function, and portal vein thrombosis. The limitations of PSE exist mainly in the difficulties in selecting the arteries to embolize and in evaluating the embolized volume.…”
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Use of Left Gastric Vein as an Alternative for Portal Flow Reconstruction in Liver Transplantation by Uirá Fernandes Teixeira, Mayara Christ Machry, Marcos Bertozzi Goldoni, Cristine Kruse, João Alfredo Diedrich, Pablo Duarte Rodrigues, Caroline Becker Giacomazzi, Estéfano Aurélio Negri, Matheus Koop, Carlos Gustavo Spode Gomes, José Artur Sampaio, Paulo Roberto Ott Fontes, Fábio Luiz Waechter

“…Portal vein thrombosis is observed in up to 10% of liver transplant candidates, hindering execution of the procedure. …”
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Acute Aortic Dissection Mimicking STEMI in the Catheterization Laboratory: Early Recognition Is Mandatory by Alessio Arrivi, Gaetano Tanzilli, Paolo Emilio Puddu, Giovanni Truscelli, Marcello Dominici, Enrico Mangieri

“…Two pathophysiologic mechanisms are discussed: either thrombosis migrating from a previously treated giant aneurism of proximal left anterior descending or a local arterial complication due to left main stenting. …”
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Kelainan Hemostasis pada Leukemia by Zelly Dia Rofinda

“…One of clinical manifestation of<br />leukemia is bleeding that is caused by several hemostasis disorders.Hemostasis disorders in leukemia such as<br />thrombocytopenia, platelet dysfunction, disseminated intravascular coagulation, coagulation protein defect, primary<br />fibrinolysis and thrombosis. Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of thus hemostasis disorders in leukemia occur with<br />different mechanism.…”
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Osteoblastic Metastases Mimickers on Contrast Enhanced CT by Fahad Al-Lhedan, Sam Samaan, Wanzhen Zeng

“…The patients have a prior history of chronic venous occlusive thrombosis that resulted in collaterals formation. Contrast enhancement of the vertebral body marrow secondary to collaterals formation and venous flow through the vertebral venous plexus can mimic the appearance of spinal osteoblastic metastases.…”
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Spontaneous Hemopericardium Leading to Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia by Anand Deshmukh, Shanmuga P. Subbiah, Sakshi Malhotra, Pooja Deshmukh, Suman Pasupuleti, Syed Mohiuddin

“…ET is characterized by elevated platelet counts that can lead to thrombosis but paradoxically it can also lead to a bleeding diathesis. …”
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Chronic IVC occlusion caused by unopened filter after conversion: case report and literature review by Shi Sheng, Yiqing Li

“…However, in clinical practice, the filtering legs do not always expand fully, and the long-term effects on patients remain insufficiently studied.Materials and methodsThis report presents the case of a male patient with thrombophilia, in whom the VTCF failed to expand completely after conversion, resulting in IVC occlusion and the development of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the lower limbs. A review of the relevant literature is also provided.ConclusionThe inability of the filtering legs to fully expand after retrieval hook removal highlights a design limitation of the VTCF, necessitating proactive management during conversion to ensure complete expansion. …”
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Real-world clinical and psychosocial outcomes among people with mild or moderate haemophilia A treated on-demand in the Italian CHESS II cohort: a real-world data analysis by Castaman Giancarlo, Mancuso Maria Elisa, Di Minno Matteo Nicola Dario, Sannino Luigi, Tempre Rosaria, Bendinelli Sara, Blenkiron Tom, Burke Tom, Grazzi Enrico Ferri

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A Case of Cerebral Vasculitis Associated with Ulcerative Colitis by Naveen Raj, Matthew Arkebauer, Barry Waters, Brucha Dickinson

“…These manifestations include arterial and venous thrombosis, leukoencephalitis, seizures, and vasculitis. …”
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Artery of Percheron in the Differential Diagnosis of Acute Altered Mental Status by Maria Isabel Pérez Pañart, Beatriz Sierra Bergua

“…Bilateral thalamic infarction is a rare entity (it occurs in 0.6% of ischemic strokes) and can be confused with other vascular etiologies such as basilar syndrome and deep cerebral venous thrombosis, as well as neoplasms, infections, or toxins. …”
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