Mixed Fibrinolytic Phenotypes in Decompensated Cirrhosis and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure with Hypofibrinolysis in Those With Complications and Poor Survival.
Annabel BlasiVishal C PatelJelle AdelmeijerSarah AzarianMaria Hernandez TejeroAndrea CalvoJavier FernándezWilliam BernalJ P LuyendykPublished in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2019)
Our study demonstrates a mixed fibrinolytic phenotype in acutely ill patients with cirrhosis with baseline hypofibrinolysis associated with sepsis, organ failure, and short-term mortality. These associations may be explained by defective clearance of intraorgan microthrombi that have been proposed to drive organ failure.