Enhanced thrombin generation in patients with arterial hypertension

A Elias, W Rock, A Odetalla, G Ron, N Schwartz… - Thrombosis …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Arterial hypertension is associated with greater risk of cardiovascular diseases
and thrombotic complications, suggesting that hypertension is a prothrombotic state.
Objectives To investigate the relationship between arterial hypertension and thrombin
generation, and between blood pressure level and thrombin generation in hypertensive
patients. Methods A total of 165 hypertensive patients and 47 healthy adults controls were
include in the study. Thrombin generation was assessed in both groups by the Calibrated …