The post-stroke clotting battle: ADAMTS13 falls and puts out of control vWF into brain arteries

A war among pro-coagulant, anti-coagulant, pro-fibrinolytic and anti-fibrinolytic cascades may generate a stroke; probably acute stroke is the final big battle and if there is no peace following that bloody fighting, thousands of neurons will die….

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - October 31, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Joan Montaner Tags: Editorial Source Type: research