Thrombosis research
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Thrombosis research · Sep 2013
Comparison of markers of coagulation activation and thrombin generation test in uncomplicated pregnancies.
Pregnancy is a well-established risk factor for venous thromboembolism, and is associated with a state of hypercoagulability or parameters of thrombin generation. Currently, there is a lack of consensual data on thrombin generation during pregnancy. This study aimed to find a sensitive and specific biological marker of coagulation activation and to identify parameters of thrombin generation. ⋯ While markers of coagulation activation significantly increased during pregnancy, thrombin generation increased only early on and remains stable during pregnancy. Finding a sensitive and specific biological marker for vascular pregnancy complications, such as FMC and thrombin generation levels, requires further investigation.
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Thrombosis research · Aug 2013
High haematocrit in cyanotic congenital heart disease affects how fibrinogen activity is determined by rotational thromboelastometry.
Viscoelastometry enables rapid evaluation of coagulopathy in settings such as cardiac surgery but may be influenced by red cell concentration. ⋯ Supra-physiologic HCT causes abnormal ROTEM test results consistent with increased dilution of fibrinogen and coagulation factors in whole blood by red cells. High HCT should be considered during interpretation of ROTEM test results in clinical settings.
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Thrombosis research · Aug 2013
Plasma and whole blood clot strength measured by thrombelastography in patients treated with clopidogrel during acute coronary syndromes.
Treatment with clopidogrel, a selective platelet P2Y12 receptor antagonist, reduces risk of recurrent ischemic events in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), by limiting platelet aggregation and activation. Stable whole blood clot formation requires activation of platelets, generation of fibrin and final fibrin crosslinks. In this study we intended to compare plasma and whole blood thrombelastography (TEG) measurements in patients during ACS. ⋯ Our data suggest that inflammation is associated with increased plasma fibrin clot strength and lower platelet inhibition by clopidogrel during ACS. Platelet count is a main contributor to additional contractile force of whole blood TEG as compared to plasma TEG during treatment with clopidogrel.
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Thrombosis research · Aug 2013
Impact of the proton pump inhibitors and CYP2C19*2 polymorphism on platelet response to clopidogrel as assessed by four platelet function assays.
Previous studies suggested a possible negative interference of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) on clopidogrel's antiplatelet effect because of the competitive inhibition of the CYP 2C19 isoenzyme. Moreover, carriers of the loss-of-function allele of CYP2C19 polymorphism (CYP2C19*2) display significantly lower responses to clopidogrel. In this study, we investigated the association between CYP2C19*2 genotype, PPI intake and clopidogrel resistance in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and their effect on clinical outcome. ⋯ PPI co-administration did not influence clopidogrel's antiplatelet effect on laboratory testing by all platelet function assays used. On the contrary, patients carrying CYP2C19*2 genotype had significantly higher residual platelet reactivity as estimated by VASP-phosphorylation assay.
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Thrombosis research · Aug 2013
Observational StudyStroke prediction with an adjusted R-CHA2DS2VASc score in a cohort of patients with a Myocardial Infarction.
A new risk stratification scheme incorporating the original CHADS2 score and renal function, entitled R(2)CHADS(2), was validated in the ROCKET-AF and ATRIA study cohorts. ⋯ The modified R-CHA2DS2VASc score has shown good calibration and high discriminative performance in the prediction of post-discharge ischaemic stroke and all-cause mortality. The inclusion of renal function in thromboembolic risk predicting schemes seems warranted.