Pathobiologic features and prevention of thrombotic complications associated with prosthetic heart valves: fundamental principles and the contribution of platelets and thrombin.
Becker
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RC
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass., USA. beckerr@ummedhc.org
Eisenberg
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P
Turpie
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D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013917:Thrombin / Q000502:physiology; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control*
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D013917:Thrombin