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ArticleAnnals of vascular diseases2026

Prediction of Functional Outcomes at Discharge Using Plasma Concentration of von Willebrand Factor Antigen at Admission in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19.

Masayuki Oki, Daisuke Yamasawa, Shinichi Goto, Hidetaka Yanagi, Saki Manabe, Takako Kobayashi, Ayumi Tsuda, Shota Sato, Seiji Morita, Yoshihide Nakagawa and 5 more

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Article in Annals of vascular diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Masayuki OkiDivision of General Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Department of General and Acute Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Daisuke YamasawaDivision of General Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Department of General and Acute Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Shinichi GotoDivision of General Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Department of General and Acute Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Hidetaka YanagiDivision of General Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Department of General and Acute Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Saki ManabeDivision of General Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Department of General and Acute Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Takako KobayashiDivision of General Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Department of General and Acute Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Ayumi TsudaDivision of General Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Department of General and Acute Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Shota SatoDivision of General Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Department of General and Acute Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Seiji MoritaDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Yoshihide NakagawaDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Tsuyoshi OgumaDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Koichiro AsanoDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Norio YamamotoDepartment of Microbiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Hideki OzawaDivision of General Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Department of General and Acute Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Shinya GotoDepartment of Medicine (Cardiology), Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.

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Abstract

Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes endothelial injury through inflammatory and hypoxic stress, leading to vascular dysfunction and immunothrombosis. The plasma level of von Willebrand factor (VWF) could serve as a biomarker of vascular injury. While elevated VWF predicts mortality in severe COVID-19, its relationship with post-discharge functional outcomes remains unclear. This study aimed to determine whether plasma VWF antigen (VWF:Ag) levels at admission predict functional status at discharge in patients hospitalized for COVID-19. Methods: This was a single-center prospective cohort study conducted at Tokai University Hospital from July to September 2021. We evaluated the relationship between plasma VWF:Ag levels at admission and a Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score ≥4 at discharge using univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses. Results: A total of 97 patients were enrolled in the study. The median VWF:Ag level at admission was 330.0% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 273.0-391.8). Univariable analysis showed a significant association between elevated VWF:Ag levels and CFS score ≥4 at discharge. This association remained significant after adjusting for age and sex (odds ratio 1.010, 95% CI: 1.000-1.010, p = 0.005). Conclusion: Elevated VWF:Ag levels at admission predict poor functional outcomes at discharge in COVID-19 patients, independent of age and sex.

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ADAMTS13COVID-19endothelial injuryfunctional outcomevon Willebrand factor

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PMCPMC12885762

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