cDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA ...
Red cells for these studies were derived from fresh defibrinated, heparinized or citrated human blood, washed three times and resuspended in cold isotonic saline solution. When indicated ...
The D-dimer content was measured by immunoturbidimetry using a device and reagents purchased from Stago (France). The coagulation status was assessed via TEG using citrated whole blood samples. For ...