Why the study?
Identifying markers to assess cardiovascular event risk in CAD is an urgent challenge, motivating evaluation of plasma von Willebrand factor levels and recurrent event risk in early-onset CAD.
Does an elevated level of von Willebrand factor predict recurrent cardiovascular events in patients with early-onset coronary artery disease?
Population
80 patients with acute MI and/or PCI or CABG at age up to 55 (men) and 60 (women)
Comparison
vWF hyperproduction vs normal vWF
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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vWF may associate with recurrent events in early CAD; leaves open its added value for risk stratification.
Does an elevated level of von Willebrand factor predict recurrent cardiovascular events in patients with early-onset coronary artery disease?
Elevated plasma vWF levels may serve as an additional prognostic marker for recurrent cardiovascular events in patients with early-onset coronary artery disease.
Alekseeva et al. (2022) studied this question.
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