title: Mitral regurgitation reduces systemic coagulation activity in rheumatic heart disease: using fibrin D-dimer as a biomarker of thrombogenesis.
authors: Kok Hoon
authors: KH
authors: Tay
authors: Chee Wah
authors: CW
authors: Khoo
authors: Gregory Y H
authors: GY
authors: Lip
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D