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Figure 1 Schematic demonstrating the antithrombin activity of heparin compared with direct thrombin inhibitors. Both heparin and direct thrombin inhibitors block circulating thrombin, but only direct thrombin inhibitors block tissue-bound thrombin. Tissue-bound thrombin remains enzymatically active, promoting further platelet and coagulation activation and thrombin generation.





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