Higher levels of von Willebrand factor in patients with syncope due to orthostatic hypotension.

Summary, in English

Orthostatic hypotension has been linked with increased mortality and cardiovascular morbidity; however, the underlying mechanisms are still unknown. The aim of the study was to assess markers of coagulability in patients with and without orthostatic hypotension who suffered transient loss of consciousness.

• Författare: Nazim Isma; Richard Sutton; Andreas Hillarp; Karin Strandberg; Olle Melander; Artur Fedorowski
• Avdelning/ar: Vaskulära sjukdomar - kliniska studier; Klinisk kemi, Malmö; Kardiovaskulär forskning - hypertoni; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publiceringsår: 2015
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 1594-1601
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Journal of Hypertension
• Volym: 33
• Issue: 8
• Länkar: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26136066?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000000595
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Ämne: Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
• Status: Published
• Forskningsgrupp: Vascular Diseases - Clinical Research; Clinical Chemistry, Malmö; Cardiovascular Research - Hypertension
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 1473-5598