Do endogenous heparin-like substances significantly impair coagulation in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation?
Impaired coagulation function, contributed to by heparin or heparin-like substances, is frequently observed after reperfusion of a transplanted liver. This study demonstrates that a heparinase-modified thrombelastography can identify significant heparin effects in the absence of exogenous heparin administration in patients undergoing liver transplantation.
N/L is associated with severe, extensive and complex CAD and may be used to predict moderate to severe involvement in patients with CAD.