Thrombosis is a harmful activation of the clotting process, which is associated with the occurrence of blood vessel-related diseases. Pathological enhancement of the clotting cascade causes thrombosis ...

Since it was described a half-century ago, the concept of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and its underlying pathogenesis have taken shape in accordance with the understanding of the ...

Coagulation disorders refer to conditions that affect how the body controls blood clotting. This can mean the body forms too many or too few blood clots. Coagulation disorders are usually due to a ...

Blood coagulation protects from microbial infections. A recent study now shows that neutrophils fine tune the procoagulant response to invading pathogens (pages 887–896). Neutrophils degrade an ...