Seventeen of 35 patients had elevated PIVKA-II levels before surgery, which continued to be above normal range postoperatively. Median PIVKA-II and Owren prothrombin time (PT-INR) were increased on the morning day 1 postoperatively compared to before surgery, whereas Quick end-stage prothrombin ...
Methods: Patients with normal or reduced kidney function underwent a non-contrast computed tomography scan of the entire aorta with subsequent blinded standard calcification scoring of the aortic wall ad modum Agatston. Blood samples were analyzed for plasma concentrations of dp-ucMGP and PIVKA-II. ...
Serum PIVKA-II levels exceeded the reference value (<40 mAU/mL) in 13 of 20 patients (65%). Increased serum ucOC levels were also found in 9 patients (45%). We compared the clinical parameters between patients with SMID who had normal PIVKA-II levels (n = 7) and those with ...