Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke: Case Presentations and Review of the Literature by Sheila Razdan, John J. Strouse, Rakhi Naik, Sophie Lanzkron, Victor Urrutia, Jon R. Resar, Linda M. S. Resar

“…She had cerebral vascular disease with moyamoya in addition to a peripheral deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Chronic transfusion therapy was recommended, and the DVT was managed with warfarin. …”
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Differential expression of “A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase 10” in hepatocellular carcinoma and the noncancerous hepatic tissues: Contribution to HCV-promoted hepatocarcinogene... by Amal Abd El Hafez, Basem H. Elesawy, Heba S. E. I. Hany

“…HCCs were statistically compared in relation with gender, age, cirrhosis, hepatitis C virus (HCV) status, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) serum level, tumor size, multiplicity, encapsulation/invasion, grade, histological pattern and variant, mitosis, necrosis, vascular emboli, portal thrombosis, stage, recurrence, and mortality. Kaplan–Meier's method was used to analyze disease-free and overall survival (DFS and OS). …”
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Atherogenic Cytokines Regulate VEGF-A-Induced Differentiation of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Endothelial Cells by Izuagie Attairu Ikhapoh, Christopher J. Pelham, Devendra K. Agrawal

“…Coronary artery stenting or angioplasty procedures frequently result in long-term endothelial dysfunction or loss and complications including arterial thrombosis and myocardial infarction. Stem cell-based therapies have been proposed to support endothelial regeneration. …”
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The Screening of Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Obstetric Antiphospholipid Syndrome-Like Events: A Regional Perspective by Onder Onen, Fusun Gulizar Varol

“…Study Design: Serum samples of 108 Obstetric antiphospholipid antibody syndrome cases and 50 healthy gestational matched controls with no history of thrombosis and congenital anomalies were subjected to testing for antiphospholipid antibodies with ELISA after the events. …”
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Sonoclot Signature Analysis in Patients with Liver Disease and Its Correlation with Conventional Coagulation Studies by Priyanka Saxena, Chhagan Bihari, Archana Rastogi, Savita Agarwal, Lovkesh Anand, Shiv Kumar Sarin

“…Liver disease patients have complex hemostatic defects leading to a delicate, unstable balance between bleeding and thrombosis. Conventional tests such as PT and APTT are unable to depict these defects completely. …”
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Development of a patient-reported outcomes tool to monitor changes in joint health and wellbeing for young people with haemophilia B by Bladen Melanie, McDonagh Janet, McLaughlin Paul, Gooding Richard, Holder Kerry-Ann, Thind Sharon, Klooster Brittany, Shields Alan, Turner-Bowker Diane M., Chatterton Kaitlin, Leso Allison, Volpi Connor, Sivasubramaniyam Sujan, Abulizi Jiawula, Khan Nisa

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Risk factor of postoperative pulmonary complications after colorectal cancer surgery: an analysis of nationwide inpatient sample by Liping Huang, Junli Luo, Yifan Wang, Lu Gan, Nuo Xu, Jinzi Chen, Cai Li

“…In addition, postoperative complications, such as continuous mechanical ventilation (OR 8.18), sepsis (OR 4.46), deep vein thrombosis (OR 4.17) and shock (OR 4.07) were the most important risk factors of PPCs. …”
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Serum Levels of VWF, t-PA, TNF-α, and ICAM-1 in Patients Receiving Hemocoagulase Combined with Platelet-Rich Plasma during Total Hip Replacement by Yaobin Huang, Bin Zhou, De Zhang, Yu Chen

“…The outcome measures including operation time, soft-tissue release, blood routine, drainage volume, perioperative blood loss, postoperative incision inflammation, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and range of motion (ROM) of the joint were recorded. …”
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Elucidating the Correlation of D-Dimer Levels with COVID-19 Severity: A Scoping Review by Wesam Ahmed Nasif, Abeer Shaker El-Moursy Ali, Mohammed Hasan Mukhtar, Aali Marzouq H. Alhuzali, Yahya Ahmed Yahya Alnashri, Ziyad Ishaq Ahmed Gadah, Eyyad Adeeb A. Edrees, Hussam Abdulaziz Mabruk Albarakati, Hussam Saud Muhji Aloufi

“…A comprehensive literature review was conducted using MEDLINE/PubMed databases, Scopus, and Web of Science with the help of keywords “COVID-19,” “D-Dimer,” “Thrombosis,” “Fibrin network,” “Anticoagulant therapy,” “Inflammation,” and “disease severity.” …”
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Liver and spleen elastography in diagnosis of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction: pilot study by M. Yu. Nadinskaya, Ye. O. Liusina, Ch. S. Pavlov

“…To estimate diagnostic value of liver and spleen elastography in patients with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction - non-cirrhotic portal vein thrombosis (PVT). Material and methods. The study group: 19 patients (Age 21-76 years) with PVT diagnosed by multispiral computed angiography without liver/pancreatobiliary tumors and/or liver cirrhosis (LC). …”
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Management of epistaxis in patients with ventricular assist device: a retrospective review by Clifford Scott Brown, Ralph Abi-Hachem, David Woojin Jang

“…Management is complicated by the risk of thrombosis if anticoagulation is reversed. This study sought to characterize the clinical features and management of epistaxis in this high-risk population. …”
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Oxidative Stress and Its Association with COVID-19: A Narrative Review by Hardi Rafat Baqi, Halgord Ali M. Farag, Abdel Hamid H. El Bilbeisi, Rafee Habib Askandar, Amany M. El Afifi

“…The outcome of the review proposes a hypothesis that COVID-19 is associated with reactive oxygen species and its comorbidities mostly joined with oxidative stress including hypertension, cardiovascular, thrombosis, obesity, and diabetes besides of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. …”
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Secondary Budd–Chiari syndrome caused by renal cell carcinoma with hepatic vein invasion: case report by Adil Ibrahim, Tasabeeh Ahmed, Rayan Khalid, Imad Fadl-Elmula

“…Primary Budd–Chiari syndrome occurs when the blockage is primarily due to a venous process such as thrombosis or phlebitis. In contrast, secondary BCS is caused by the compression or invasion of the hepatic veins and/or the inferior vena cava by a lesion originating outside the vein, such as a malignancy. …”
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Age Differences in Long Term Outcomes of Coronary Patients Treated with Drug Eluting Stents at a Tertiary Medical Center by Nicolas W. Shammas, Gail A. Shammas, Peter Sharis, Michael Jerin

“…At 2 years follow up, younger versus older patients had the following outcomes respectively: TLF 27.7% versus 25.5% (P=0.71), TLR 24.8% versus 21.4% (P=0.52), cardiac death 3.4% versus 2.5% (P=0.75) and definite and probable stent thrombosis (2.0% versus 1.0%). Multivariate analysis showed that renal failure (odds ratio: 2.55, P=0.045), number of stents per patient (odds ratio: 1.60, P=0.001) and younger age (odds ratio: 0.97; P=0.010), but not gender, diabetes or type of DES stent (EES versus PES) predicted TLF. …”
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Innovative nanoparticle-based approaches for modulating neutrophil extracellular traps in diseases: from mechanisms to therapeutics by Haisong Li, Can Li, Cong Fu, Yizhuo Wang, Tingting Liang, Haitao Wu, Chenxi Wu, Chang Wang, Tianmeng Sun, Shuhan Liu

“…Abstract Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) participate in both host defense and the pathogenesis of various diseases, such as infections, thrombosis, and tumors. While they help capture and eliminate pathogens, NETs’ excessive or dysregulated formation can lead to tissue damage and disease progression. …”
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Characterization of Zebrafish von Willebrand Factor Reveals Conservation of Domain Structure, Multimerization, and Intracellular Storage by Arunima Ghosh, Andy Vo, Beverly K. Twiss, Colin A. Kretz, Mary A. Jozwiak, Robert R. Montgomery, Jordan A. Shavit

“…While reduced VWF is associated with bleeding, elevations in overall level or multimer size are implicated in thrombosis. The zebrafish is a powerful genetic model in which the hemostatic system is well conserved with mammals. …”
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Anticardiolipin Autoantibodies as Useful Biomarkers for the Prediction of Mortality in Septic Patients by Amal Abouda, Z. Hajjej, A. Mansart, W. Kaabechi, D. Elhaj Mahmoud, O. Lamine, E. Ghazouani, M. Ferjani, I. Labbene

“…The detection of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) is of interest because of their importance in the pathogenesis of arterial or venous thrombosis. They could be a “second hit” of an inflammatory event such as infection. …”
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Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in Uterine Leiomyoma Associated with Numerous Intravascular Thrombi by Xiaoyan Cui, Deniz Peker, Heather O. Greer, Michael G. Conner, Lea Novak

“…However, she continued to have heavy vaginal bleeding and developed bilateral upper extremity deep vein thrombosis and multiple superficial vein thromboses after two months. …”
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Cholestatic Hepatocellular Injury with Azathioprine: A Case Report and Review of the Mechanisms of Hepatotoxicity by Joseph Romagnuolo, DC Sadowski, E Lalor, L Jewell, ABR Thomson

“…A 63-year-old man with Crohn's disease who is presented developed the rare idiosyncratic form of azathioprine hepatotoxicity, but also had a severe disabling steroid myopathy, peripheral neuropathy, resultant deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism related to immobility, and a nosocomial pneumonia. …”
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The Initial Vascular Access Type Contributes to Inflammation in Incident Hemodialysis Patients by Mala Sachdeva, Adriana Hung, Oleksandr Kovalchuk, Markus Bitzer, Michele H. Mokrzycki

“…A mixed effects model was performed to adjust for age, sex, race, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, infections, access thrombosis, initiation of HD, and days after access surgery. …”
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