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Overview of thrombosis Abnormal hemostasis leads to thrombus formation. Thrombosis in either the arterial or the venous system is a leading cause of significant morbidity and mortality. When thrombosis occurs in the arterial system, myocardial infarction and stroke may occur,…
In 1839, the German physiologist Theodor Schwann became the first to describe a “thin, but distinctly perceptible membrane” that he observed as part of the capillary vessel wall that separated circulating blood from tissue. The cellular monolayer that formed this…