Thromb Haemost 2024; 124(01): 080-087
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778032

Christian Weber

1   Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), LMU Munich, Munich, Germany

2   German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany

3   Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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Anne Rigby

1   Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), LMU Munich, Munich, Germany

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4   Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom

5   Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

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This year's Editor's Choice highlights the 2023 publications in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (TH) and its open-access companion journal TH Open, focusing on manuscripts that have significantly resonated among our academic community. Unlike previous years since 2020, this year marks a notable shift, with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) papers no longer being in prime spotlight of TH publications. Instead, we have observed a trend toward integration of COVID-19 research within the broader context of cardiovascular studies.

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Article published online:
11 January 2024

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