Chapter 6. The Haemostatic System: Coagulation, Platelets and Fibrinolysis
- Keith Frayn,
- Sara Stanner
Published Online: 11 FEB 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470774663.ch6
Copyright © 2005 British Nutrition Foundation
Book Title
Cardiovascular Disease: Nutrition and Emerging Risk Factors: The Report of a British Nutrition Foundation Task Force
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How to Cite
Frayn, K. and Stanner, S. (eds) (2008) The Haemostatic System: Coagulation, Platelets and Fibrinolysis, in Cardiovascular Disease: Nutrition and Emerging Risk Factors: The Report of a British Nutrition Foundation Task Force, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470774663.ch6
Publication History
- Published Online: 11 FEB 2008
- Published Print: 6 APR 2005
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405101660
Online ISBN: 9780470774663
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Keywords:
- coagulation;
- platelets;
- fibrinolysis;
- fibrinolytic system;
- phenotypic risk factors
Summary
This chapter contains section titled:
Introduction
The Haemostatic System
The Fibrinolytic System
The Concept of Hypercoagulability
Established Haemostatic Risk Factors for Vascular Disease
Platelet Function Tests
Emerging Phenotypic Risk Factors for CHD
Established and Emerging Phenotypic Risk Factors for Stroke
Established and Emerging Phenotypic Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism
Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Dietary Characteristics and Haemostasis
Key Points
Recommendations for Future Research
Key References