Elevated markers of inflammation and coagulation are found in patients with coronary heart disease. A role of inflammatory stimulation on coagulation time and expression of CD40 ligand on platelets in acute coronary syndromes has not been described yet.
University Hospital Mannheim, 1st Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany. thorsten.kaelsch@med.ma.uni-heidelberg.de