Procoagulatory changes induced by head-up tilt test in patients with syncope: observational study

Abstract Background Orthostatic hypercoagulability is proposed as a mechanism promoting cardiovascular and thromboembolic events after awakening and during prolonged orthostasis. We evaluated early changes in coagulation biomarkers induced by tilt testing among patients investigated for suspected sy...

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Main Authors: Viktor Hamrefors, Artur Fedorowski, Karin Strandberg, Richard Sutton, Nazim Isma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Thrombosis Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12959-017-0139-z