These alterations became more evident as the liver disease becomes more severe 15. Hypercoagulability of plasma in cirrhotic patients seems to be the result of increased levels of factor III and reduced levels of protein C concentrations which are typical features in cirrhotic patients.
De esta manera, la hipercoagulabilidad del plasma de pacientes con cirrosis parece ser el resultado de los niveles aumentados del factor VIII y la disminución de las concentraciones de proteína C, hallazgos típicos en los pacientes con cirrosis.