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Hemostatic Disorders

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Definition: Pathological processes involving the integrity of blood circulation. Hemostasis depends on the integrity of BLOOD VESSELS, blood fluidity, and BLOOD COAGULATION. Majority of the hemostatic disorders are caused by disruption of the normal interaction between the VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM, the plasma proteins (including BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS), and PLATELETS.     
Examples Cryoglobulinemia; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; Hemangioma, Cavernous; Multiple Myeloma; Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum; Purpura, Hyperglobulinemic; Scurvy; Shwartzman Phenomenon; Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic; Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia 		Other names Vascular Hemostatic Disorder; Hemostatic Disorder, Vascular; Hemostatic Disorder; Disorders, Vascular Hemostatic; Disorder, Vascular Hemostatic; Hemostatic Disorders, Vascular; Vascular Hemostatic Disorders

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