Plasmatic ADAMTS-13 metalloprotease and von Willebrand factor in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease

Changes in plasma von Willebrand factor concentration (VWF:Ag) and ADAMTS-13 activity (the metalloprotease that cleaves VWF physiologically) have been reported in several cardiovascular disorders with prognostic implications. We therefore determined the level of these proteins in the plasma of child...

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Main Authors: R.P.S. Soares, S.P. Bydlowski, N.M. Nascimento, A.M. Thomaz, E.N.M. Bastos, A.A. Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2013-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000400375&lng=en&tlng=en