Report from the 51st American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition: Thrombotic Disease

Editors from Journal Watch Oncology and Hematology have been reporting on the 51st meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH 2009), beginning with coverage from Michael E. Williams, MD, on the latest research in malignant hematology (JW Oncol Hematol Jan 12 2010). In this next installment, David Green, MD, PhD, discusses new information about the pathophysiology of thrombosis.

Microparticles and Risk for Venous Thromboembolism

Microparticles are vesicles shed from the membranes of platelets, leukocytes, and endothelial cells into the plasma, where they are thought to contribute to coagulation and inflammation. Investigators used flow cytometry to identify the cells from which microparticles originate and to determine whether tissue f…