Von Willebrand Factor/thrombocytes (VITRO Score) and its diagnostic role as a non-invasive predictor of decompensation, mortality and portal hypertension in patients with compensa…

Aim: vWF-Ag and VITRO Score are promising non-invasive markers in diagnosis and prognosis of liver cirrhosis. We hypothesized that VITRO-score can predict mortality and CSPH associated complications in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis. Methods: All patients with liver cirrhosis were referred to our Internal Medicine IV of the Elisabethinen Hospital Linz between October 2010 and December 2013. Routine clinical parameters including vWF-Ag levels were reviewed and VITRO-Score (vWF-Ag/thrombocytes) was calculated for each patient. During follow up period clinical endpoints including survival status or liver…