Are Ticks the Answer to Medical Device-Associated Clotting?

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Oct 29;74(17):2190-2192. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.1027.

Authors

Jeffrey I Weitz¹, Noel C Chan²

Affiliations

¹ Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: weitzj@taari.ca.
² Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 31648712
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.1027

No abstract available

Keywords: antithrombotic; bleeding; coagulation; extracorporeal circulation; intrinsic pathway; thrombosis.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Animals
Anticoagulants
Blood Coagulation
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Factor XIa*
Ticks*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Factor XIa