Thrombosis and Inflammation in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Author(s): Melda Comert, Fahri Sahin and Guray Saydam

DOI: 10.2174/9781681080291115010006

Hemostasis: General Principles

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Thrombosis and Inflammation in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Hemostasis: General Principles

Author(s): Melda Comert, Fahri Sahin and Guray Saydam

Pp: 59-66 (8)

DOI: 10.2174/9781681080291115010006

* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

Hemostasis is the physiological process of clot formation in a delicate balance in the human body after a vessel injury. That process represents primary and secondary haemostasis that includes platelets, coagulation proteins and finally terminates with fibrinolysis to prevent widespread clot formation.Coagulation cascade, endotelium, fibrin, fibrinolysis, hemostasis, plasminogen, platelets, primary hemostasis, secondary hemostasis, subendothelial matrix, tissue factor, vonWillebrand factor.

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