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A key protein in the blood clotting process, called von Willebrand factor (VWF), protrudes as a long multimeric chain from the lining of blood vessels, unravelling as it encounters blood flow.
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Instead, they work by managing blood coagulation, a natural body process that prevents excessive bleeding when you get injured. During normal blood coagulation, blood cells like platelets and ...
Moreover, clotting abnormalities with hemorrhagic phenomena, reflecting the other side of the coin, are also frequent in pregnancy. Finally, local retarded venous-blood flow is well known to occur ...
The process of DIC results in diffuse ... other treatment measures include: blood component therapy; management of intravascular clotting with various anticoagulant agents; and possibly the ...