“…Activated platelets secrete Thromboxane A 2 (T x A 2 ), serotonin, substance P, and other vasoactive and platelet aggregating substances, and they accelerate thrombin production 42‐45 . Intrinsic thrombolytic/fibrinolytic mechanisms are impaired 8,46,47 . Platelets continue to aggregate into larger clumps, bits break off some clumps to travel distally as microvascular emboli, vessel lumena narrow, and blood flow slows 48,49 …”