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Editorial
. 2015 Nov 17;132(20):1860-2.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.019259. Epub 2015 Oct 14.

Atherothrombosis: Seeing Red?

Daniel I Simon  1 , Roy L Silverstein  2
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Editorial

Atherothrombosis: Seeing Red?

Daniel I Simon et al. Circulation. .
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Keywords: Editorials; atherosclerosis; physiopathology; red blood cells; thrombosis.

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Figure 1
Illustration of potential mechanisms of diet-induced RBC dysfunction and atherothrombosis. Thrombosis-, inflammation-, and blood flow-dependent mechanisms of RBC dysfunction influencing atherosclerosis, ischemia, and thrombotic complications. Abbreviations: see text and DAF, decay accelerating factor; Hb, hemoglobin; PS, phosphatidylserine; ROS, reactive oxygen species; and SNO, S-nitrosylated.
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