Von Willebrand factor is an independent predictor of short-term mortality in acutely ill patients with cirrhosis.
Bente P van den BoomMarilena StamouliJennifer TimonWilliam BernalAnnabel BlasiJelle AdelmeijerJavier FernandezJ P LuyendykVishal C PatelPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)
Levels of VWF associate closely with risk of mortality in patients with DC and ACLF, and may have predictive utility as a laboratory marker of prognosis. Further research is warranted to assess the additional value of VWF in the prediction of mortality and associated complications in chronic liver failure syndromes.