Significant Association between Serum Levels of Von Willebrand Factor (vWF) Antigen with Stages of Cirrhosis

YILMAZ V. T., DİNÇER D., Avci A. B., ÇETİNKAYA R.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol.47, no.1, pp.21-25, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/eajm.2014.0016
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.21-25
  • Keywords: Cirrhosis, Child Pugh classification, von Willebrand factor, LIVER-CIRRHOSIS, NITRIC-OXIDE, HYPERDYNAMIC CIRCULATION, ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS, PROGNOSIS, DISEASE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Von Willebrand factor (vWF) is a mediator that increases endotoxemic medium like in cirrhosis. In this study we evaluated the association of serum VWF antigen (Ag) level with the stage of cirrhosis (according to Child-Pugh classification).