Blood group AB is associated with reduced blood loss but also elevated cardiovascular mortality in aortocoronary bypass surgery

Patient blood group (BG) is predictive for von-Willebrand-factor (VWF) and Factor VIII variation. The clinical impact of this ABO-effect on blood loss, cardiovascular complications and outcome has been described for several patient cohorts. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of pati...

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