High plasma levels of von Willebrand factor as a marker of endothelial perturbation in cirrhosis: Relationship to endotoxemia

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether there is endothelial dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis and to detect the mechanism that may account for it. We measured plasma levels of von Willebrand factor (vWF), a marker of endothelial perturbation, and endotoxin, which releases vWF from endoth...

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