Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	24275
Country	Greece

Received	2016-01-15 08:39
Peer-Review Started	2016-01-18 10:35
To Make the First Decision	2016-01-28 14:22
Return for Revision	2016-01-30 11:26
Revised	2016-02-15 17:51
Second Decision	2016-02-25 18:37
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-03-02 08:02
Articles in Press	2016-03-02 08:02
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-03-17 17:20
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-05-17 10:45

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	von Willebrand factor antigen as a therapeutic target of portal hypertension in cirrhosis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Georgios N Kalambokis, Gerasimos Baltayiannis and Dimitrios Christodoulou
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Georgios N Kalambokis, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, 1st Division of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece. gkalambo@cc.uoi.gr
Key Words	von Willebrand factor antigen; Endothelial dysfunction; Treatment; Portal hypertension
Core Tip	The purpose of this letter to the Editor is to comment on the potential contribution of increased intrahepatic levels of von Willebrand factor as an additional mechanism that could be related to increased portal pressure in patients with cirrhosis and propose drugs which could decrease portal pressure on the basis of von Willebrand factor’s production or effects.
Publish Date	2016-05-17 10:45
Citation	Kalambokis GN, Baltayiannis G, Christodoulou D. von Willebrand factor antigen as a therapeutic target of portal hypertension in cirrhosis. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(19): 4786-4788
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i19/4786.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i19.4786

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