Significant Association between Serum Levels of Von Willebrand Factor (vWF) Antigen with Stages of Cirrhosis
EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol.47, no.1, pp.21-25, 2015 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- 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).