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Editorial
. 2020 Jan 31;105(2):257-259.
doi: 10.3324/haematol.2019.238816. Print 2020.

Insights into the composition of stroke thrombi: heterogeneity and distinct clot areas impact treatment

Rui-Gang Xu  1 , Robert A S Ariëns  1
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Editorial

Insights into the composition of stroke thrombi: heterogeneity and distinct clot areas impact treatment

Rui-Gang Xu et al. Haematologica. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Schematic representation of the composition and organization of ischemic stroke thrombi as reported by Staessens et al. (Top) Red blood cell (RBC) rich area. This area mainly consists of packed RBC (polyhedrocytes) surrounded by thin fibrin fibers, which fill (or ‘cement’) the space between cells. Leukocytes (neutrophils) are also observed in these areas, but are less abundant. (Bottom) Plateletrich area. Multiple structural components are found in this area, including platelets, thick fibrin bundles, von Willebrand factor (vWF), leukocytes (neutrophils) and extracellular DNA (due to NETosis).
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