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Review
. 2020 May;20(5):150-157.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2020.02.002. Epub 2020 Mar 18.

Haemostatic disorders in pregnancy

R Agarwala  1 , C M Millar  1   2 , J P Campbell  1
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Review

Haemostatic disorders in pregnancy

R Agarwala et al. BJA Educ. 2020 May.
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Conflict of interest statement

CMM has received research support from 10.13039/100004702Baxter, 10.13039/100008322CSL Behring and Grifols; speaker's fees from 10.13039/100008322CSL Behring, LFB, Octapharma and 10.13039/100008373Takeda; consultancy fees from 10.13039/100008322CSL Behring, LFB, 10.13039/501100004191Novo Nordisk and 10.13039/100008373Takeda; and educational support from 10.13039/501100004191Novo Nordisk, Octapharma and 10.13039/501100012112SOBI. RA and JC declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Cell-based model of coagulation. At sites of vessel damage, the exposure of tissue factor to circulating Factor VIIa leads to the generation of a small amount of thrombin. This thrombin mediates the activation of clotting factors on the surface of activated platelets, leading to a rapid burst in thrombin generation. a, activated; TF, tissue factor; vWF, von Willebrand factor.
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