Obstetric outcomes in pregnant COVID-19 women: the imbalance of von Willebrand factor and ADAMTS13 axis

• Main Authors: Elvira Grandone (Author), Antonella Vimercati (Author), Felice Sorrentino (Author), Donatella Colaizzo (Author), Angelo Ostuni (Author), Oronzo Ceci (Author), Manuela Capozza (Author), Giovanni Tiscia (Author), Antonio De Laurenzo (Author), Mario Mastroianno (Author), Filomena Cappucci (Author), Lucia Fischetti (Author), Maurizio Margaglione (Author), Ettore Cicinelli (Author), Luigi Nappi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Thrombotic microangiopathy has been invoked as one of the most important mechanisms of damage in COVID-19 patients. Protease ADAMTS13 is a marker of microangiopathy responsible for controlling von Willebrand multimers size. Von Willebrand factor/ADAMTS13 ratio has been found impa...