TFPI and acute respiratory distress syndrome: Gao et al. reported that significantly increased levels of TF (F = 133.67, P < 0.001; F = 68.14, P < 0.001) and tissue factors pathway inhibitor (TFPI) (F = 31.98, P < 0.001; F = 45.58, P < 0.001) in both serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) among preoperative Stanford type-A aortic dissection (ST-AAD) patients with ALI compared to those without.