Coagulation cascade: what is it, symptoms and treatment

coagulation cascade Several special proteins known as coagulation factors are activated one after the other in a “cascade” effect The end result is a blood clot

Coagulation happens in a series of steps called the coagulation cascade, which is a series of enzymatic reactions that leads to the conversion of fibrinogen to coagulation cascade The primary pathway for the initiation of blood coagulation is the tissue factor pathway Both the tissue factor and contact activation pathways