title: Disseminated intravascular coagulation and the balance between blood coagulation and fibrinolysis.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; D000990:Antithrombin III; D005337:Fibrin