Hemostatic factors and risk of coronary heart disease in general populations: new prospective study and updated meta-analyses.

<h4>Background</h4>Activation of blood coagulation and fibrinolysis may be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease. We aimed to assess associations of circulating tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) antigen, D-dimer and von Willebrand factor (VWF) with coronary heart dis...

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Main Authors: Peter Willeit, Alexander Thompson, Thor Aspelund, Ann Rumley, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Gordon Lowe, Vilmundur Gudnason, Emanuele Di Angelantonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23408959/pdf/?tool=EBI