Search for dissertations about: "von willebrand factors"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words von willebrand factors.
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1. Beyond the established risk factors of myocardial infarction : lifestyle factors and novel biomarkers
Abstract : Age, male sex, hypertension, smoking, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, and obesity are considered as established risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Several of these established cardiovascular risk factors are strongly influenced by lifestyle. READ MORE
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2. von Willebrand disease in women : heavy menstrual bleeding and obstetrical bleeding
Abstract : Von Willebrand disease is the most common inherited bleeding disorder worldwide with a prevalence, reaching 1% of general population. vWD is equally distributed between genders. However, vWD-affected females experience specific hemostatic challenges during menstruation and childbirth. READ MORE
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3. Studies of the pathogenesis of hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Abstract : This study investigated the pathogenesis of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). (1) The relative roles of lipopolysaccharide and Shiga-like toxin-2 were studied in a mouse model of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection. READ MORE
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4. Binding of plasma proteins by Staphylococcus epidermidis: characterisation of protein-protein interactions
Abstract : Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), in particular, Staphylococcus epidermidis, have emerged as major nosocomial pathogens associated with infections of implanted medical devices. These organisms, which are among the most prevalent bacteria of the human skin and mucous membrane microflora, gain access to the surface of the implant at the insertion. READ MORE
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5. Biomarkers and risk of intracerebral hemorrhage : population-based studies in northern Sweden
Abstract : BackgroundIntracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a disease associated with a high morbidity and mortality and treatment options for the condition are limited. Even though an ICH event usually comes as a surprise to the affected individual, pathogenetic processes often have occurred before the sudden ICH event and may have preceded disease onset by years. READ MORE