Von Willebrand Factor and Protein C Ratio in Graft Function After Liver Transplant
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
In liver cirrhosis (LC),the activity of von Willebrand factor (vWF)-cleaving enzyme ADAMTS13 is reduced in LC patients and consequent progression of liver injury. Remarkably, it has been reported that a severe vWF/ADAMTS13 imbalance develops during liver transplantation (LT) and persists even after LT. Such changes are thought to contribute to postoperative thrombotic complications, which may lead to early adverse events of thrombotic microangiopathy after living-donor LT (LDLT). We investigated whether vWFPCR could predict EAD or graft failure following LT and compared it with FVIIIPCR, procoagulant, such as vWF and FVIII and anticoagulant, such as PC.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Low ratio Liver recipient with low preoperative von Willbrand factor-to-protein C ratio |
Procedure: LT
Liver transplantation
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High ratio Liver recipient with high preoperative von Willbrand factor-to-protein C ratio |
Procedure: LT
Liver transplantation
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Early allograft dysfunction [within 7 days after surgery]
Immediate liver graft function
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Graft failure [90 days]
re-liver transplantation or death, whichever was first
- intensive care unit stay [until the day of patients moving to general wards, through study completion, an average of 1 year]
days of intensive care unit stay after liver transplant
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
patients who underwent LT
Exclusion Criteria:
deceased-donor liver transplant, and insufficient data, ABO-incompatible LT
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Asan Medical center | Seoul | Korea, Republic of | 05505 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Asan Medical Center
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2016-0031