Involvement of Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor in the Coronary Circulation of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
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- 9 December 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 108 (23) , 2864-2869
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000105900.21445.3d
Abstract
Background— Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) is the endogenous inhibitor of the extrinsic coagulation pathway; however, its involvement during thrombus formation in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is still unknown.Keywords
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