AB0, von Willebrand factor/factor VIII and portal vein thrombosis in decompensated cirrhosis: Too late to unmask the culprit?

Liver Int. 2020 Jul;40(7):1788-1789. doi: 10.1111/liv.14493. Epub 2020 May 18.

Authors

Niccolò Bitto¹, Giulia Tosetti², Vincenzo La Mura^{1

2

3}, Massimo Primignani²

Affiliations

¹ Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, U.O.C Medicina Generale Emostasie Trombosi, Milano, Italy.
² Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, CRC "A. M. and A. Migliavacca" Center for Liver Disease, Milan, Italy.
³ Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.

PMID: 32343027
DOI: 10.1111/liv.14493

No abstract available

Keywords: blood group; cirrhosis; factor VIII; portal vein thrombosis; von Willebrand factor.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Factor VIII
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver Diseases*
Portal Vein
Prevalence
von Willebrand Factor*

Substances

von Willebrand Factor
Factor VIII