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A 45 year old man was admitted for aggravated dyspnea, abdominal distension and poor oral intake.On Echocardiogram,mitral stenosis(severe),tricuspid regurgitaion(IV),and LA thrombus were diagnosed.We used heparin with continuous infusion for prevention...
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a heparin-dependent antibody-mediated platelet activating syndrome frequently accompanying thrombocytopenia, thromboembolism. We experienced a case of cardiopulmonary bypass using hirudin, a direct thrombin inhibitor, in a patient...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Thrombin and its interaction with platelets play a pivotal role in arterial thrombus formation. Hirudin, an anticoagulant agent derived from medicinal leeches(Hirudo medicinalis), is a unique and...
BACKGROUND: The Multiplate analyzer (Dynabyte GmbH) has been recently introduced as a platelet function test for patients taking antiplatelet drugs. The study aimed at providing basic data for determining the...
OBJECTIVE: Over-expression of thrombin in ovarian cancer cells is associated with poor prognosis. In this study, we investigated the role of thrombin in inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in SKOV3 epithelial...