Coagulopathy in cirrhosis - the role of the platelet in hemostasis

Elliot B Tapper; Simon C Robson; Raza Malik

doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2013.03.040

Coagulopathy in cirrhosis - the role of the platelet in hemostasis

J Hepatol. 2013 Oct;59(4):889-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.03.040. Epub 2013 May 10.

Authors

Elliot B Tapper¹, Simon C Robson, Raza Malik

Affiliation

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 23669288
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.03.040

No abstract available

Keywords: ADP; ATP; Bleeding; Endotoxin; Portal hypertension; Thrombosis; adenosine diphosphate; adenosine triphosphate; cAMP; cGMP; cyclic adenosine monophosphate; cyclic guanine monophosphate.

MeSH terms

Blood Coagulation Disorders / blood*
Blood Coagulation Disorders / etiology*
Blood Platelets / physiology*
Hemorrhage / blood
Hemorrhage / etiology
Hemostasis
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis / blood*
Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
Models, Biological
Thrombosis / blood
Thrombosis / etiology