Browsing by Subject "clot lysis time"

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The association of clot lysis time with total obesity is partly independent from the association of PAI-1 with central obesity in African adults

Eksteen, Philna; Pieters, Marlien; De Lange, Zelda; Kruger, Herculina S. (Elsevier, 2015)

Introduction: Preliminary evidence indicates that the association of fibrinolytic potential, measured as clot lysis time (CLT), with body composition may differ from that of plasminogen activator inhibitor type–1 (PAI–1). ...
D-dimer relates positively with increased blood pressure in black South Africans: the SABPA study

Lammertyn, Leandi; Schutte, Aletta E.; Pieters, Marlien; Schutte, Rudolph (Elsevier, 2014)

Introduction Hypertension is highly prevalent in black South Africans in which morbidity and mortality from stroke are on the increase. Elevated blood pressure and haemostatic markers can induce changes in blood rheology ...
Global fibrinolytic potential of black South Africans in the North West Province

De Lange, Zelda (North-West University, 2013)

INTRODUCTION AND AIM - The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has increased significantly in the black South African population in recent years. Early in the development of CVD, atherosclerotic plaques form in the ...