Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2980085 The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
Supraphysiologic shear stress alone causes physical demolition of large von Willebrand factor multimers into smaller von Willebrand factor multimers. In the setting of supraphysiologic shear stress, ADAMTS-13 cleaves large von Willebrand factor multimers into von Willebrand factor degradation fragments. ADAMTS-13 may be a therapeutic target to reduce von Willebrand factor degradation and bleeding complications in patients with a left ventricular assist device.
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