Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "von Willebrand factor"

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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 ...
Testosterone and acute stress are associated with fibrinogen and Von Willebrand factor in African men: the SABPA study

Malan, Nicolaas T.; Schutte, Alta E.; Huisman, Hugo W.; Schutte, Rudolph; Smith, Wayne; Mels, Carina M.; Kruger, Ruan; Meiring, Muriel; Van Rooyen, Johannes M.; Malan, Leoné (Elsevier, 2013)

Background: Low testosterone, acute and chronic stress and hypercoagulation are all associated with hypertension and hypertension-related diseases. The interaction between these factors and future risk for coronary ...