Open AccessSerum Factor V Is a Continuous Biomarker of Graft Dysfunction and a Predictor of Graft Loss After Liver Transplantation
Author(s) -
Andre Gorgen,
Carolina Prediger,
João Edson Prediger,
Márcio Chedid,
Ariane Nádia Backes,
Alexandre de Araújo,
T.J.M. Grezzana-Filho,
Ian Leipnitz,
Aljamir Duarte Chedid,
Mário Reis ÁlvaresdaSilva,
Gonzalo Sapisochín,
Cléber Dario Pinto Kruel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000002429
Subject(s) - biomarker , medicine , liver transplantation , transplantation , graft rejection , gastroenterology , biology , biochemistry
Factor V has never been compared to a validated early allograft dysfunction (EAD) definition. We aimed to assess factor V as a biomarker of EAD and a predictor of graft loss after liver transplantation (LT).