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Antithrombin reduction after experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Jakob Johansson1, Peter Ridefelt, Samar Basu

  • 1Department of Surgical Sciences-Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Uppsala University Hospital, S-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden. jakob.johansson@anestesi.uu.se

Resuscitation
|November 20, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Cardiac arrest triggers coagulation and inflammation, leading to decreased antithrombin (AT) and increased thrombin-antithrombin (TAT) complex during reperfusion. These findings highlight the procoagulant state post-cardiac arrest.

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