[97–99] There are two main causes for the bacteria-induced thrombocytopenia: Bacteria induce platelet activation. Activated platelets show shortened survival and are targets of phagocytic ...

Pregnancy comes with a lot of risk factors - the deadliest being excessive bleeding following childbirth, also referred to as ...

A man with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and thrombosis was found to have a previously undetected pathogenic monoclonal antibody that activated platelets in a PF4-dependent manner ...

Purpose Physical fitness may confer protection from thrombosis; however, exercise-induced platelet activation may be involved in the triggering of acute vascular events. This study aimed to assess ...

Other mechanisms include platelet activation with shortening of survival, splenic platelet sequestration and impaired platelet production in the bone marrow. Virus-induced platelet activation and ...