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Activation of the contact system in patients with a first acute myocardial infarction.

Thromb Res

July 2013

Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Introduction: The contribution of the contact system to arterial thrombosis is unclear, results of clinical studies are conflicting. Particularly, little is known about the involvement of the contact system in the progression of arterial thrombosis. Therefore, we investigated the activation of the contact system during an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and 3 and 6 months following the acute event.

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