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Is aspirin safe for patients with heart failure? by Cleland, J. G., Bulpitt, C. J., Falk, R. H., Findlay, I. N., Oakley, C. M., Murray, G., Poole-Wilson, P. A., Prentice, C. R., Sutton, G. C.

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Reduction in factor VII, fibrinogen and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 activity after surgical treatment of morbid obesity by Primrose, J N, Davies, J A, Prentice, C R, Hughes, R, Johnston, D

“…The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the surgical treatment of morbid obesity on some aspects of haemostatic and fibrinolytic function…”
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Von Willebrand factor and risk of ischemic stroke by QIZILBASH, N, DUFFY, S, PRENTICE, C. R. M, BOOTHBY, M, WARLOW, C

“…We carried out a case-control study to determine whether von Willebrand factor (vWF) antigen (and factor VII and tissue plasminogen activator [tPA] antigens)…”
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Aprotinin reduces cardiopulmonary bypass-induced blood loss and inhibits fibrinolysis without influencing platelets by Orchard, M A, Goodchild, C S, Prentice, C R, Davies, J A, Benoit, S E, Creighton-Kemsford, L J, Gaffney, P J, Michelson, A D

“…Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) induces a bleeding defect which leads to enhanced blood loss. A double-blind study was carried out comparing aprotinin with…”
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Metformin causes a reduction in basal and post-venous occlusion plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in type 2 diabetic patients by Grant, P J, Stickland, M H, Booth, N A, Prentice, C R

“…The effects of metformin on the fibrinolytic system were studied pre- and post-venous occlusion in 38 Type 2 diabetic patients in a double-blind,…”
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The fibrinolytic response to ancrod therapy: characterization of fibrinogen and fibrin degradation products by Prentice, C R, Hampton, K K, Grant, P J, Nelson, S R, Nieuwenhuizen, W, Gaffney, P J

“…Ancrod is a purified coagulant venom which renders blood incoagulable by cleaving fibrinopeptide A (FPA) from fibrinogen, but the mechanism involved in the…”
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Relation between extent of coronary artery disease and blood viscosity by Lowe, G D, Drummond, M M, Lorimer, A R, Hutton, I, Forbes, C D, Prentice, C R, Barbenel, J C

“…Blood viscosity (shear rate 100/s) and its major determinants (packed cell volume, plasma fibrinogen concentration, and plasma viscosity) were measured before…”
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Haemostatic responses and vasopressin release during colonoscopy in man by Hampton, K K, Grant, P J, Primrose, J, Dean, H G, Davies, J A, Prentice, C R

“…1. During major abdominal surgery there are increases in Factor VIII and plasminogen activator activity, associated with elevated plasma concentrations of…”
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Thromboprophylaxis--which treatment for which patient? by Prentice, C R

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Vasopressin and haemostatic responses to inguinal hernia repair under local anaesthesia by Grant, P J, Hampton, K K, Primrose, J, Davies, J A, Prentice, C R

“…Major abdominal surgery is accompanied by intra-operative increases in factor VIII (FVIII), plasminogen activator activity (PAA) and fibrinopeptide A (FPA)…”
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Plasma fibrinopeptide A and beta-thromboglobulin in pre-eclampsia and pregnancy hypertension by Douglas, J T, Shah, M, Lowe, G D, Belch, J J, Forbes, C D, Prentice, C R

“…Increased plasma levels of beta-thromboglobulin (beta TG) and fibrinopeptide A (FPA), markers of platelet release and thrombin generation respectively, were…”
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Intra-operative activation of coagulation--a stimulus to thrombosis mediated by vasopressin? by Grant, P J, Tate, G M, Davies, J A, Williams, N S, Prentice, C R

“…Vasopressin infusions in normal volunteers that produce concentrations in plasma comparable to those seen during stress, cause an increase in plasma factor…”
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Premature arterial disease associated with familial antithrombin III deficiency by Johnson, E J, Prentice, C R, Parapia, L A

“…Antithrombin III (ATIII) deficiency is one of the few known abnormalities of the coagulation system known to predispose to venous thromboembolism but its…”
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A European view on the North American fifth consensus on antithrombotic therapy by Verstraete, M, Prentice, C R, Samama, M, Verhaeghe, R

“…An American-Canadian group of experts have, in the November 1998 issue of CHEST, published for the fifth time their recommendations for antithrombotic therapy…”
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Therapeutic defibrinogenation by ancrod: effect on limb blood flow in peripheral vascular disease by Wiles, P G, Nelson, S R, Hampton, K K, Casali, B, Boothby, M, Prentice, C R

“…Reduction of blood viscosity by venesection may improve peripheral blood flow but similar haemorheological changes have not been conclusively demonstrated…”
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Treatment of hypertension induces a fall in platelet basal cytoplasmic calcium concentration without influencing platelet aggregation by Wilson, J, Orchard, M A, Prentice, C R, Lees, A D, Baig, M W, Perrins, E J, Davies, J A

“…The relationship between blood pressure and platelet basal cytoplasmic calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) and platelet sensitivity to aggregating agents in…”
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Anti-hypertensive drugs non-specifically reduce "spontaneous" activation of blood platelets by Wilson, J, Orchard, M A, Spencer, A A, Davies, J A, Prentice, C R

“…Abnormal activation of blood platelets may be a contributory factor in the accelerated vascular disease which occurs in hypertension. We investigated the…”
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Vasopressin and catecholamine secretion during apomorphine-induced nausea mediate acute changes in haemostatic function in man by Grant, P J, Hughes, J R, Dean, H G, Davies, J A, Prentice, C R

“…Seven male volunteers were given apomorphine (14-20 micrograms/kg) subcutaneously on a total of ten occasions. Nausea was experienced on six occasions and on…”
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Effects of physiological concentrations of vasopressin on haemostatic function in man by Grant, P J, Davies, J A, Tate, G M, Boothby, M, Prentice, C R

“…Plasma concentrations of vasopressin (aVP) attained under conditions of stress were simulated by infusing four volunteers with 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 pressor…”
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The effect of modified electroconvulsive therapy on vasopressin release and haemostasis in man by Hampton, K K, Grant, P J, Boothby, M, Dean, H G, Davies, J A, Prentice, C R

“…Plasma concentrations of plasminogen activator activity (PAA) and factor VIII are partly controlled by circulating adrenaline and vasopressin. Acute rises in…”
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