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Heart disease is one of a number of different diseases which afflict the heart. The most common heart diseases include: * Coronary heart disease, the end result of the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the walls of the arteries that supply the myocardium * Ischaemic heart disease, a disease characterized by reduced blood supply to the heart. * Cardiovascular disease, a class of diseases that involve the heart and/or blood vessels (arteries and veins).Implies under this c... 
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The partial thromboplastin time (PTT) or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) is a commonly performed test for the system of coagulation, especially its intrinsic pathway. Apart from detecting abnormalities in blood clotting, it is also used to monitor the effectivity of treatment with heparin, a major anticoagulant.
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Heart Diseases as related to aPTT
- aPTT: The Test
Explains how the aPTT test is used, when aPTT is tested, what the results of an aPTT test might mean ... Also known as: Partial Thromboplastin Time, PTT, APTT Formal name: Activated Partial ...
- aPTT: At a Glance
Briefly explains why and when to get tested for aPTT (also known as aPTT or activited partial ... Also known as: Partial Thromboplastin Time, PTT, Kaolin Cephalin Clotting Time (KCCT)
- Heart Disease
... referring to a variety of medical conditions affecting the heart, including heart attack , stroke , congestive heart failure , angina , and other cardiovascular diseases. For more information on heart ...
- MedlinePlus: Bleeding Disorders
Diagnosis/Symptoms; aPTT (American Association for Clinical ... for Clinical Chemistry) International Normalized Ratio (INR) (Heart ... Bleeding Disorders (National Center for Infectious Diseases) ...
- Heart attack, heart disease, and cholesterol information from iVillage ...
Learn about heart attack, heart disease, stroke and other heart ... APTT (Prothrombin Time) ARBs (Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers) ... Autoimmune Diseases (Autoimmune Disorders) Autoimmune Disorders
- Pregnancy and Heart Disease
... Clinic Disease Management Project. Details pregnancy and heart ... As more women with congenital or acquired cardiac diseases ... based on an activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT ...
- Rare Thrombotic Diseases Consortium
Welcome to the Rare Thrombotic Diseases Consortium! This consortium ... deep venous thrombosis , pulmonary embolism , strokes and heart ... tests, especially the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT
- eMedicine - Myocardial Infarction : Article by Samer Garas, MD FACC
... Myocardial infarction (MI) is the irreversible necrosis of heart ... Internationally: Cardiovascular diseases cause 12 million deaths ... bolus, followed by 15 mcg/kg/h infusion, adjust to maintain aPTT ...
- Medical Laboratory Services
... they may also occur in arteries, leading to strokes and heart ... Chronic inflammatory diseases with chronically elevated factor VIII ... Initial testing may include: a PT, aPTT, CBC, Activated Protein C ...
- Antiphospholipid syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
APS is commonly seen in conjunction with other autoimmune diseases ... Criteria, are thrombocytopenia (low platelet count), heart valve ... screening will typically have been found to have a prolonged APTT ...
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