1. Aspirin Use Post-Acute Coronary Syndromes: Intolerance, Bleeding and Discontinuation

   • L. Kristin Newby
   • Manjushri V. Bhapkar
   • Robert M. Califf

   OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 128

2. The Hemostatic Defect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass

   • Matthew Dean Linden

   OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 147

3. 4G/5G PAI-1 Promoter Polymorphism and Acute-Phase Levels of PAI-1 Following Coronary Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Study

   • Francesco Burzotta
   • Licia Iacoviello
   • Felicita Andreotti

   OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 154

4. Atrial Fibrillation and Hypercoagulability: Dependent on Clinical Factors or/and on Genetic Alterations?

   • Eleni Hatzinikolaou-Kotsakou
   • Zarifis Kartasis
   • Dimitrios I. Hatseras

   OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 161

5. The Effect of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Inhibitor on the Microcirculation in Patients Undergoing High-Risk Coronary Stenting; A Prospective, Randomized Study

   • Philip Wong
   • Scott Harding
   • Ik-Kyung Jang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 166

6. The Prognostic Value of Serum Creatinine on Admission in Fibrinolytic-Eligible Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

   • Hans-Peter Hobbach
   • C. Michael Gibson
   • Peter Schuster

   OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 174

7. A Review of the Clinical Uses of Ximelagatran in Thrombosis Syndromes

   • Elizabeth A. Bergsrud
   • Pritesh J. Gandhi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 188

8. Identification of Three Genetic Risk Factors for Venous Thrombosis Using a Multiplex Allele-Specific PCR Assay: Comparison of Conventional and New Alternative Methods for the Preparation of DNA from Clinical Samples

   • Antonio Angelini
   • Concetta Di Febbo
   • Ettore Porreca

   OriginalPaper Pages: 189 - 193