Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 724-729 , October 2001

Saratin, an inhibitor of von Willebrand factor–dependent platelet adhesion, decreases platelet aggregation and intimal hyperplasia in a rat carotid endarterectomy model

Presented at the Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Tucson, Ariz, Jan 19-22, 2000.

Received 31 January 2001 ,Accepted 12 February 2001.

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☆ Competition of interest: nil.

☆☆ Funded in part by Merck KGaA, Hornick Endowment Fund University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

★ Reprint requests: Mohammed M. Moursi, MD, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Slot 520, 4301 West Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205 (e-mail: MoursiMohammedM@exchange.uams.edu ).

PII: S0741-5214(01)24605-9

doi: 10.1067/mva.2001.116801

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 724-729 , October 2001

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