Overview
- Editors:
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Jørgen Jespersen
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Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ribe County Hospital in Esbjerg, Esbjerg, Denmark
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Rogier M. Bertina
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Haemostasis and Thrombosis Research Unit, University Hospital Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
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F. Haverkate
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Gaubius Laboratory, IVVO-TNO, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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- S. G. Thompson, J. M. Thomson
Pages 1-11
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- D. S. Pepper, C. V. Prowse
Pages 21-34
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- P. M. Mannucci, A. Tripodi
Pages 65-70
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- P. M. Mannucci, R. Coppola
Pages 71-75
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- P. C. Cooper, F. E. Preston
Pages 125-129
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- I. Juhan-Vague, M. C. Alessi
Pages 131-137
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About this book
This book offers a description of current and recently developed laboratory assays in the field of haemostasis and thrombosis. It is the result of a unique cooperation between experts from more than 60 institutes in 12 European countries, brought together by the ECA T (European Concerted Action on Thrombosis and Disabilities) under the auspices of the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels, Belgium. The ECAT, which was initiated in 1981, designed and performed three prospective clinical studies to establish haemostatic factors as risk indicators of thrombosis. Included were patients with angina pectoris at risk from myocardial infarction, patients undergoing angioplasty at risk from re-stenosis, and patients receiving hip replacement at risk from deep venous thrombosis. Assay procedures were chosen, training courses for technicians held, and essential reagents were supplied from a central source. A quality control assessment scheme served to compare assay results both within and between laboratories. In the angina pectoris study, centres determined most of the assays locally; in the other two studies assays were performed centrally. The need for further quality assessment in Europe Dr J. F. Davidson in Glasgow, led to a separate activity coordinated by including coagulation inhibitors and plasminogen as risk factors for familial venous thrombosis. The Editors hope the ECA T Assay Procedures book will contribute to further harmonization ofhaemostasis assays, and ultimately to their standardization.
Reviews
`This is a unique contribution to the haemostasis literature and should be given a place in all working haemostasis laboratories. It can be unreservedly recommended.'
John L. Francis, Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis
`It is pleasant to read and will certainly be useful for investogators who are starting their experience in this field. Also leaders of routine clinical laboratories will find here a good summary of many types of coagulation-related tests.'
S. Béguin, Haemostasis
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ribe County Hospital in Esbjerg, Esbjerg, Denmark
Jørgen Jespersen
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Haemostasis and Thrombosis Research Unit, University Hospital Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
Rogier M. Bertina
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Gaubius Laboratory, IVVO-TNO, Leiden, The Netherlands
F. Haverkate
