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SUBMITTER: Wun T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6142455 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program 20161201 1
Activation of the hemostatic system occurs in patients with sickle cell disease. The extent to which this activation contributes to sickle cell pathophysiology is uncertain. Clinical trials of anticoagulants or platelet inhibitors have demonstrated the ability to decrease biomarkers of hemostatic activation, but this has generally not resulted in improvement in clinically relevant outcomes. Venous thromboembolism (VTE: deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) has been until recently an und ...[more]