MOLECULAR MARKERS OF HEMOSTATIC ACTIVATION - IMPLICATIONS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF THROMBOSIS, VASCULAR, AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS

Until recently, the diagnosis of thromboembolic disorders remained dif ficult to establish before the occurrence of a pathologic event. Clear ly, thrombosis is the result of a progressive alteration of the blood and vasculature. Various molecular markers of hemostatic alteration ar e found in increased or decreased amounts predisposing to thrombosis o r in increased circulating amounts during the activation process.