Overview
Blood coagulation, or hemostasis, is the tightly regulated physiological process by which circulating clotting factors, platelets, and the vascular endothelium interact to form a stable fibrin clot that arrests bleeding from an injured vessel. It proceeds in two coordinated phases. Primary hemostasis involves platelet adhesion, activation, and aggregation at the site of vascular damage, a process critically mediated by von Willebrand factor and modulated by its cleaving protease ADAMTS13. Secondary hemostasis comprises the coagulation cascade, a sequential proteolytic amplification in which clotting factors, initiated largely by tissue factor exposure, converge to generate thrombin and cross-linked fibrin. These procoagulant reactions are balanced by natural anticoagulant pathways and the fibrinolytic system, which restrict clot formation and ultimately dissolve it. Disruption of this equilibrium produces clinically important disorders at both extremes. Inherited deficiencies or mutations in coagulation factors and their regulatory proteins cause bleeding diatheses, including the classical hemophilias and factor XI deficiency (hemophilia C), as well as acquired forms. Conversely, hypercoagulable states arising in malignancies such as acute leukemia, in genetic polymorphisms affecting tissue factor, and in infections including dengue hemorrhagic fever, predispose to pathological thrombosis. Storage-related platelet apoptosis further illustrates how cellular viability shapes hemostatic competence.
Research published in this journal
11 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
Acquired Abnormalities of Plasma Von Willebrand Factor Related Parameters and ADAMTS13 Autoantibodies in Aggressive Haematological Malignancies.
Exploring the Correlation between Glucose and Apoptosis Levels in Stored Platelets
L162v Polymorphism of Par-Α Gene, A603g Polymorphism of Tissue Factor Gene and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Russian Population
Study of Hypercoagulability in Patients with Acute Leukaemia in the Hematology Department of Teaching Hospital of Yopougon (Abidjan)
Haematological Disturbances in Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever - its Pathogenesis and Management Perspectives
Rosenthal's Disease (Hemophilia C or factor XI Deficiency) Revealed by Chronic Epistaxis: The First Observation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Acquired Haemophilia: A Case Report and Literature Review
The antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities of two tea polysaccharides
A Cross Sectional Analysis of Frailty and Markers of Frailty in Young People Living with HIV/AIDS
Effects of Involuntary Smoking and Vaping on the Cardiovascular System
How this research is being cited
The 11 articles above have been cited 36 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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