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Effects of Ginkgo biloba on haemostatic factors and inflammation in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients.

Kim SH, Lee EK, Chang JW, Min WK, Chi HS, Kim SB

Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.

Ginkgo biloba extract decreased plasma D-dimer concentration, a marker of intravascular coagulation, in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients. Blood levels of fibrinogen, von Willebrand factor, hs-CRP, albumin and liver enzyme levels were not significantly changed. No bleeding episode was reported. These results suggest that Ginkgo biloba extract was effective in partially reversing the thrombogenic coagulation profile without increasing the risk of bleeding.

Published 29 August 2005 in Phytother Res, 19(6): 546-8.
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