Decreased plasma ADAMTS-13 activity as a predictor of postoperative bleeding in cyanotic congenital heart disease

Decreased plasma ADAMTS-13 activity as a predictor of postoperative bleeding in cyanotic congenital heart disease

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the preoperative plasma antigenic concentration and activity of von Willebrand factor and its main cleaving protease ADAMTS-13 in pediatric patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease undergoing surgical treatment and investigate possible correlations with postoperative ble...

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Main Authors: Rosangela P.S. Soares, Sérgio P. Bydlowski, Marcelo B. Jatene, Janete Ferreira Hironaka, Antonio Augusto Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-04-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Congenital Heart Disease
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Bleeding Tendency
ADAMTS-13
von Willebrand factor (Cleaving Protease)
Hemostasis
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