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Plasma soluble thrombomodulin levels are associated with mortality in the acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Intensive care medicine - 1 Mar 2015
Sapru Anil, Calfee Carolyn S, Liu Kathleen D, Kangelaris Kirsten, Hansen Helen, Pawlikowska Ludmila, Ware Lorraine B, Alkhouli Mustafa F, Abbott Jason, Abbot Jason, Matthay Michael A
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OBJECTIVE: Thombomodulin (TM) is an activator of protein C and a biomarker for endothelial injury. We hypothesized that (1) elevated plasma levels would be associated with clinical outcomes and (2) polymorphisms in the TM gene would be associated with plasma levels. PATIENTS: We studied 449 patients enrolled in the Fluid and Catheter Treatment Trial (FACTT) for whom both plasma and DNA were available. We used...
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