Disseminated intravascular coagulation and the balance between blood coagulation and fibrinolysis.
The dynamic haemostatic balance between blood coagulation and fibrinolysis and its influence on the development of disseminated intravascular coagulation are described. The effects of heparin and antithrombin-III are illustrated by clinical cases.
D000990:Antithrombin III / Q000378:metabolism; D020152:Antithrombin III Deficiency; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005337:Fibrin / Q000378:metabolism; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000378:metabolism; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006487:Hemostasis; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy
D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; D000990:Antithrombin III; D005337:Fibrin