title: [Effects of ethanol on hemostasis].
abstract: Ethanol has multiple effects on hemostasis, affecting platelets, coagulation factors, and the fibrinolytic system. Results in the literature growing evidence is pointing to the following effects of ethanol or its metabolites: partial platelet activation generating poorly functioning platelets, decreased levels of fibrinogen and selected other factors, and increased fibrinolysis. This beneficial effect on hemostasis is likely to contribute to the protective effect of cardiovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Akademia Medyczna w Białymstoku, Zakład Diagnostyki Biochemicznej. zdb@amd.edu.pl
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jelski
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szmitkowski
mesh_terms: D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D000431:Ethanol