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A new biomarker quantifies differences in clot microstructure in patients with venous thromboembolism / Matthew Lawrence, Ahmed Sabra, Gavin Mills, Suresh G. Pillai, Wendy Abdullah, Karl Hawkins, Roger H. K. Morris, Simon J. Davidson, Lindsay A. D'Silva, Daniel Curtis, Rowan Brown, John W. Weisel, Rhodri Williams, Adrian Evans
British Journal of Haematology, Volume: 168, Issue: 4, Pages: 571 - 575
Swansea University Authors: Matthew Lawrence, Karl Hawkins, Daniel Curtis, Rowan Brown, Rhodri Williams, Adrian Evans
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DOI (Published version): 10.1111/bjh.13173
Abstract
This study compared patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) to non‐VTE patients using a biomarker of clot microstructure (df) and clot formation time (TGP). df was the only marker that identified a significant difference (P < 0·001) between the VTE (n = 60) and non‐VTE cohorts (n = 69). The ‘a...
| Published in: | British Journal of Haematology |
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| ISSN: | 0007-1048 |
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2015
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa27555 |
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This study compared patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) to non‐VTE patients using a biomarker of clot microstructure (df) and clot formation time (TGP). df was the only marker that identified a significant difference (P < 0·001) between the VTE (n = 60) and non‐VTE cohorts (n = 69). The ‘abnormal’ clot microstructures in the VTE patients suggests either inadequate response to anticoagulant therapy or the presence of a procoagulant state not detected by other markers of coagulation (i.e., International Normalized Ratio). Furthermore, elevated values of df in first time VTE patients who later develop a secondary event indicates that df may identify those at risk of recurrence. |
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College of Engineering |
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4 |
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571 |
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575 |