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Filter by:New/direct oral anticoagulants (NOAC/DOAC), like apixaban and rivaroxaban, are an interesting alternative to unfractionated or low molecular weight heparin relayed by oral anti-vitamin K anticoagulants (VKA) for the treatment of venous thromboembolism and atrial fibrillation. This new generation of anticoagulants directly inhibit a factor in the blood coagulation pathway and have a wide therapeutic range overcoming several practical issues associated with VKA therapy including the need of routine coagulation monitoring potentially simplifying patient management. However, despite this wide therapeutic range, a large interindividual dose variability related to factors such as age, body surface, smoking, concomitant diseases as well as differences in drug metabolism, could put susceptible patients at risk for uncontrolled bleeding. Both rivaroxaban and apixaban are cleared primarily via cytochrome P450 (CYP) mediated hepatic metabolism, mainly CYP3A, and renal excretion, involving the P-glycoprotein (P-gp). Both CYP3A and P-gp activity show important interindividual variations due to drug interactions and/or genetic polymorphisms in corresponding genes. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the impact of cytochrome activity and relevant polymorphisms on rivaroxaban/apixaban dosage regimen or treatment efficacy in a hospital setting. The safety issue in this context is particularly relevant, since hospitalisation is linked to a modification of the patient's treatment with often an increase in the number of medications. The resulting changes in metabolism due to modified cytochrome and transporter activities could affect rivaroxaban/apixaban blood concentrations. Our central hypothesis is that genotype and/or phenotype in CYP3A4/5/7 or P-gp may influence the rivaroxaban/apixaban plasma concentration and increase the risk of thrombotic or hemorrhagic events. Thus, investigating how the patient's genotype and/or phenotype for CYP3A4/5/7 and P-gp could potentially alter the bio-disponibility of rivaroxaban and apixaban and therefore the risk to develop adverse events or inefficacy would be of particular interest.
Irrigating fluid absorbed during the endoscopic surgery may alter whole blood coagulation. However, little is known about the dose-response relationships of hemodilution. The investigators have therefore performed the present study to measure the effect of a mixture of 2.7% sorbitol-0.54% mannitol solution on the coagulation pathway according to the hemodilution level using a rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) tests.
Coagulation dysfunction is frequent in septic patients and it is associated with an increase risk of mortality. During sepsis platelets number usually decreases and their function is reduced and this mechanism is sustained by an inflammatory induced coagulopathy. Some recent studies evaluated the possibility to use viscoelastic whole blood tests of the haemostasis, such as thromboelastography (TEG), which analyze all blood components and their interactions during clot formation and dissolution and might be useful for assessing bleeding risk in septic patients. Maximun amplitude (MA) is one of the variables obtained from TEG analysis and it expresses the strength of the clot and the efficacy of platelet function. A low level of MA describes a lower strength of the clot determined by a lower number or a reduced function of platelet. The aim of the present study is to evaluate whether a lower level of MA and a pattern of hypocoagulability might be associated with an increased risk of bleeding and need of transfusion in patients with sepsis. We want to conduct a prospective multicenter observational study, enrolling 100 consecutive adults patients with sepsis. We will exclude patients under 18 years old of age, chronic use of oral anticoagulant and anti platelet treatment, hematologic malignancy, congenital bleeding disorders, oral contraceptives, lack of consent. Primary end point To evaluate whether a lower level of MA might be associated with an increased risk of bleeding. Secondary end points: to evaluate whether a different level of MA correlates with the biomarker of the severity of sepsis such as presepsin, with the biomarker of the severity of infection and whether a pattern of hypocoagulability might be associated with a risk of mortality. All enrolled patients will undergo a blood sample at admission (T0), after 72 hours (T1) and after 7 days (T2) and all the following parameters will be measured: Platelet count, APTT, PT, INR, fibrinogen, procalcitonin and presepsin . Additionally, all viscoelastic parameters (reaction time (R), clot formation speed (K), angle (alpha) and maximum amplitude (MA)) will be performed at bedside, at T0, T1, T2: Outcome measurements: Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay and mortality at 28 days and at 90 days.
This trial is conducted in Europe and the United States of America. The aim of this trial is to compare the pharmacokinetics (the exposure of the trial drug in the body) of nonacog beta pegol (N9-GP) and ALPROLIX® in patients with haemophilia B.
Thromboelastometry better assess coagulation than standard coagulation test in patients undergoing ortothopic liver transplantation. In a post-hoc analysis from a randomized study recently conducted by our group, presurgical values of MA10 Extem < 35 mm are highly predictive of RBC administration , with no further improvement over MA10 Extem >40 mm ; suggesting that MA10 Extem between 35-40 would be the optimal range to manage blood product administration. The aim of the study is to validate this result in a prospective cohort of patients submitted to ortothopic liver transplantation.
The trial is conducted in Asia, Europe and North America. The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety of administration under the skin of turoctocog alfa pegol (SC N8-GP) in patients with severe haemophilia A.
Although the clinical application of differentiation therapy has made great success in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), early fatal bleeding remains an unsolved problem which accounts for the main reason of induction failure in APL patients. The clinical manifestation of both serious bleeding and thrombosis illustrate the complexity of the pathogenesis of coagulopathy in APL. Despite extensive research, the pathogenesis of coagulopathy in APL is still unclear. Microparticles, 0.11μm in diameter, are small membrane vesicles released to circulation by blood cells and vascular endothelial cells during activation or apoptosis. Microparticles (MPs) derived from different cells types all exert procoagulant activity mediated by phosphatidylserine (PS) and carry some basic substances derived from their origin cells. Also, the biological activity of microparticles is often significantly higher than that of the cells they come from. According to these problems and background knowledge, our project aims to observe the roles of microparticles derived from APL cells and the procoagulant or profibrinolytic activating factors resided on these microparticles in the pathogenesis of coagulopathy in APL, and the effects of different induction therapies, chemotherapeutic drugs or differentiation agents on these microparticles and their procoagulant or profibrinolytic activating factors. To carry out this study, microparticles are obtained from patients who undergo different induction therapies at different time points or from primary bone marrow APL cells which are treated by different drugs in vitro at different time points, the expressions and activities of five procoagulant or profibrinolytic activating factors, which are highly expressed in APL cells, PS exposure and the functional state of these microparticles, will be dynamically monitored. Further study of the pathogenesis of coagulopathy in APL can provide clues and help for deep understanding of clinical manifestations, guiding clinical treatment as well as judging prognosis, and establishing theoretical basis for exploring new treatment.
Cirrhosis results in decreased synthesis of both procoagulants and anticoagulants resulting in "rebalanced homeostasis". However, conventional blood tests (platelets/ INR levels) that are performed prior to invasive procedures do not accurately reflect the coagulation changes that occur in cirrhotics, resulting in unnecessary transfusion of blood products. Thromboelastography (TEG) is a global hemostasis assessment tool that is being used in surgery (including liver transplant) to help guide blood product transfusion in the operating room. The investigators would like to compare the use of TEG vs. INR/platelets to help guide blood product transfusion in cirrhotic patients undergoing inpatient endoscopy. The investigators will evaluate to see if there is a decrease in prophylactic blood transfusions prior to endoscopy when using TEG.
Recently it has been acknowledged that cirrhotic patients present with "rebalanced hemostasis" that results from decreased levels of both pro-coagulant and anti-coagulant factors, that is not well reflected by conventional coagulation tests (CCTs). Thromboelastography (TEG) might be a more accurate tool in these patients. Numerous guidelines on the management of the cirrhotic patient undergoing invasive procedures have been published but most of them are not evidence based. Current literature, although conflicting, is leaning towards a restrictive approach to prophylactic correction of coagulopathy when performing invasive procedures in cirrhotic patients. The investigators suspect that common practice is more liberal . Considering the well-known adverse effects of blood product administration, the aim of the study is to re-evaluate the clinical management of cirrhotic patients undergoing invasive procedures. Study objectives: asserting whether the use of blood products prior to invasive procedures in cirrhotic coagulopathic patients can be reduced using TEG to evaluate coagulopathy in place of CCTs, evaluating the rate of complications due to blood product use, and checking how well CCT results correlate with TEG results in these patients. This will be a prospective pre/post TEG protocol implementation study which will include two prospective surveys with a 1:1 ratio. Survey 1: prophylactic administration of FFP/PLT prior to minor invasive procedures will be based on CCTs and physicians' clinical judgement. Survey 2: management will be based on a new TEG protocol. The investigators will include cirrhotic patients with coagulopathy who are candidates for an invasive procedure. Subject will be provided with sufficient time to reach a rational, informed decision regarding participation in the study. Data will be collected from the computer based medical record systems, the patient file and directly from the caring physician and will include a thorough medical history and conventional blood tests, including a TEG test. All subjects will be managed according to standard of care. Primary endpoint: amount of blood product (fresh frozen plasma/platelets) units transfused in preparation for the invasive procedures. Secondary endpoints: bleeding complications, transfusion related side effects, 90 day survival and other complications. This will be a prospective (pre/post) study. The calculated sample size needed is 120 subjects, 60 in each group.
Patients admitted for coronary artery bypass surgery taking antiplatelet medicine have an increased risk for bleeding. Present study aims to compare the platelet function in two patient groups using different types of heart-lung machine methods. It is assumed that one of the methods is superior verified by sensitive methods of testing platelet function.