Whole blood coagulation and platelet activation in the athlete: A comparison of marathon, triathlon and long distance cycling

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Serious thrombembolic events occur in otherwise healthy marathon athletes during competition. We tested the hypothesis that during heavy endurance sports coagulation and platelets are activated depending on the type of endurance sp...

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Main Authors: Hanke AA, Staib A, Görlinger K, Perrey M, Dirkmann D, Kienbaum P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Online Access:http://www.eurjmedres.com/content/15/2/59