Von Willebrand Factor Activation Assays Predict Bleeding And Other Hemocompatibility-Related Adverse Events In Patients With CF-LVAD.

Bleeding and hemocompatibility-related adverse events (HRAEs - bleeding, neurological event, stroke, arterial thrombosis, pump thrombosis, and death) remain significant in LVAD patients; changes in coagulation homeostasis, mainly due to von Willebrand Factor (vWF) structural and functional changes induced by mechanical support have been considered a major player in these adverse events. However, the specific mechanisms and the clinical correlation between coagulation profile parameters and clinical outcomes are not yet completely clarified.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - April 1, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bansi Vekaria, Eleonora Avenatti, Aayush Shah, Ju Kim, Rayan Yousefzai, Imad Hussain, Ashrith Guha, Arvind Bhimaraj, Janardhana Gorthi, Jian Chen, Edward A Graviss, Duc T Nguyen, Marcos De Oliveira, Lin-Chiang Philip Chou, Erik Suarez, Thomas E. MacGilliv Tags: 193 Source Type: research