Endocarditis Pathogen Promotes Vegetation Formation by Inducing Intravascular Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Through Activated Platelets

Chiau‐Jing Jung, Chiou-Yueh Yeh, Ron-Bin Hsu, Chi‐Ming Lee, Chia‐Tung Shun, Jean‐San Chia

Circulation · 2014 · 99 citations · 34 references

Abstract

Neutrophil extracellular traps promote and expand vegetation formation through enhancing and entrapping bacteria-platelet aggregates on the injured heart valves.

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