Decreased prothrombin conversion and reduced thrombin inactivation explain rebalanced thrombin generation in liver cirrhosis.

Impaired coagulation factor synthesis in cirrhosis causes a reduction of most pro- and anticoagulant factors. Cirrhosis patients show no clear bleeding or thrombotic phenotype, although they are at risk for both types of hemostatic event. Thrombin generation (TG) is a global coagulation test and its...

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Main Authors: Romy M W Kremers, Marie-Claire Kleinegris, Marisa Ninivaggi, Bas de Laat, Hugo Ten Cate, Ger H Koek, Rob J Wagenvoord, H Coenraad Hemker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5417641?pdf=render