Siraj Mithoowani, Tammy J Bungard, Lana Castellucci, Kerstin de Witt, Dariush Dowlatshahi, Katie Lin, Nauzer Forbes, Deborah M Siegal
{"title":"Multidisciplinary Guidance for the Management of Severe Bleeding on Oral Anticoagulation: An Algorithm for Practicing Clinicians.","authors":"Siraj Mithoowani, Tammy J Bungard, Lana Castellucci, Kerstin de Witt, Dariush Dowlatshahi, Katie Lin, Nauzer Forbes, Deborah M Siegal","doi":"10.1055/a-2464-2887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2464-2887","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bleeding complications associated with oral anticoagulant (OAC) frequently lead to emergency department visits and hospitalization. Short-term all-cause mortality after severe bleeding is substantial ranging from about 10% for gastrointestinal bleeding (the most frequent single site) to about 50% for intracranial bleeding. A protocolized, multidisciplinary approach to bleeding ensures is needed to (i) rapidly identify of patients at risk of adverse outcomes, (ii) optimize delivery of supportive measures, (iii) treat the source of bleeding, and (iv) administer anticoagulant reversal or hemostatic therapies judiciously for patients most likely to benefit. We convened a multidisciplinary panel of experts (emergency medicine, gastroenterology, general internal medicine, hematology, neurology, pharmacy, thrombosis,) to review the literature and provide practical guidance including a corresponding algorithm for use at the point of care to assist clinicians in the management of patients with acute severe OAC-related bleeding.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142605509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sandra Ortega-Martorell, Ivan Olier, Mattias Ohlsson, Gregory Y H Lip
{"title":"TARGET: A Major European Project Aiming to Advance the Personalised Management of Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke via the Development of Health Virtual Twins Technology and Artificial Intelligence.","authors":"Sandra Ortega-Martorell, Ivan Olier, Mattias Ohlsson, Gregory Y H Lip","doi":"10.1055/a-2438-5671","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2438-5671","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142475433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19 Patients Putting on the Brakes with PAR1 Autoantibodies.","authors":"NaShea C Kendrick, Marvin T Nieman","doi":"10.1055/a-2442-9667","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2442-9667","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p> .</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142475429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization of CD3+ T Lymphocytes in Human Coronary Thrombi with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.","authors":"Muyang Gu, Ni Xia, Si Zhang, Xinyu Zhu, Meilin Liu, Yuzhi Lu, Nana Li, Haoyi Yang, Tingting Tang, Shaofang Nie, Jingyong Li, Fen Yang, Jiao Jiao, Bingjie Lv, Weimin Wang, Desheng Hu, Jiong Hu, Huirong Liu, Chen Chen, Xiang Cheng","doi":"10.1055/a-2437-6111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2437-6111","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> The occurrence and development of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are accompanied by coronary atherothrombosis and occlusion, and immune responses play prominent roles in their pathogeneses. However, the causes of atherothrombosis remain elusive, and a comprehensive study of T cell-mediated immune responses in coronary thrombi from STEMI patients is lacking.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong> The aim of this study was to determine the heterogeneity and clonality of CD3<sup>+</sup> T lymphocytes in STEMI patients at the single-cell level.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> Paired single-cell RNA and T cell receptor (TCR) sequencing was performed on CD3<sup>+</sup> T lymphocytes in the coronary thrombi and peripheral blood of STEMI patients, as well as the blood from control subjects without coronary artery disease (CAD).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> Compared with those in the peripheral blood of STEMI patients, the activation, cytotoxicity, proinflammatory, and prothrombotic characteristics of CD3<sup>+</sup> T lymphocytes in coronary thrombi were decreased, and the clonality of CD3<sup>+</sup> T cells was increased. Compared with those from non-CAD controls, T lymphocytes from STEMI patients exhibited an upregulation of genes related to recent TCR engagement, suggesting antigen-specific stimulation in STEMI. Antigen specificity prediction using an algorithm indicated the probability of T cells from different patients binding to similar antigens for clonal expansion during STEMI.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> This study provides a basis for exploring the cellular heterogeneity of CD3<sup>+</sup> T lymphocytes in the coronary thrombi and peripheral blood of STEMI patients. Identifying the precise adaptive immune mechanisms driving atherothrombosis may lead to innovative therapies that selectively target the aberrant immune response, resulting in more effective treatments for STEMI.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142605502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Blood Loss in Women of Childbearing Potential Taking Oral Anticoagulants for Venous Thromboembolism (The BLEED Study).","authors":"Elvira Grandone, Mario Mastroianno, Gabriella Pacilli, Donatella Colaizzo, Alessandra Margaglione, Behnood Bikdeli, Gregory Piazza","doi":"10.1055/a-2461-6822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2461-6822","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oral anticoagulants (OAC) may exacerbate menstrual bleeding in women of childbearing age; however, the existing literature on this issue has several limitations. This study investigates abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) in women of childbearing age taking oral anticoagulants-Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) or Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOAC)-for venous thromboembolism through a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Uterine bleeding was assessed using the Pictorial Blood Assessment Chart (PBAC) and hemoglobin (Hb) values during anticoagulation compared to prior therapy. The number of unplanned medical visits for bleeding complications was also calculated. From June 2014 to November 2023, 110 women were recruited (median age, 36 years). PBAC scores correlated with Hb values at baseline and during therapy (ANOVA, p<0.01), with a significant difference in Hb values before and during anticoagulant therapy (Δ Hb) among groups (ANOVA, p=0.034). Seventeen women (15.4%) reported fibroids, experiencing a greater reduction in Hb values during anticoagulant administration than women without fibroids (Δ 0.3, IQR -0.8, 2.9 vs -0.5, IQR -1.2, 0.3; p=0.012). Women with fibroids required more frequent unplanned medical consultations for bleeding (mean visits 5 vs 4 respectively; Poisson regression, p<0.05). Among women with fibroids, those taking apixaban showed smaller Hb changes than those on other oral anticoagulants (ANOVA, p=0.047). This difference persisted even after adjusting for potential confounders (MANOVA, p=0.004). Women of childbearing potential taking OAC frequently experience changes in Hb values and PBAC scores during treatment, with fibroids playing a significant role.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142591167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenyan Xian, Yifan Tao, Chong You, Ruinan Sun, Janice Ranson, Valerio Napolioni, Patrick Lau, Jie Huang
{"title":"Brisk walking pace offsets venous thromboembolism risk equivalent to established monogenic mutations.","authors":"Wenyan Xian, Yifan Tao, Chong You, Ruinan Sun, Janice Ranson, Valerio Napolioni, Patrick Lau, Jie Huang","doi":"10.1055/a-2461-3349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2461-3349","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mendelian mutations in F2 and F5 genes are known risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE). This study aimed to explore the association between walking pace and VTE, compare its risk with Mendelian mutations, and identify if blood biomarkers mediate this effect.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We followed 445,261 UK Biobank participants free of VTE at baseline. Walking pace was self-reported, and carrier status for F2 and F5 gene mutations was determined by rs1799963 and rs6025 genotypes. We used a Cox proportional hazard model to estimate walking pace's effect on VTE risk, bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to assess causality, and mediation analysis to explore blood biomarkers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Over a median follow-up of 12.8 years, 11,155 incident VTE cases were identified. The 10-year incidence rates for brisk and slow walking paces were 1.32% and 3.90%, respectively. For F5 carriers, the rates were 1.70% (brisk pace) and 3.62% (slow pace). Brisk walking pace reduced VTE risk in F5 carriers (2.65%) compared to non-carriers with a slow pace (3.66%). MR analysis confirmed a causal relationship from walking pace to VTE risk. Mediation analysis revealed that serum albumin and cystatin C mediated 8.7% to 11.7% of the effect of brisk walking pace on VTE risk.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A slow walking pace is causally associated with increased VTE risk. A brisk walking pace mitigates VTE risk, particularly in individuals with F5 gene mutations, and this effect is partially mediated by serum albumin and cystatin C.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142583534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Edoxaban, Rivaroxaban, or Apixaban for Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism in the Real World: Insights from the COMMAND VTE Registry-2.","authors":"Daisuke Sueta, Yugo Yamashita, Takeshi Morimoto, Ryuki Chatani, Yuji Nishimoto, Kazuhisa Kaneda, Nobutaka Ikeda, Yohei Kobayashi, Satoshi Ikeda, Kitae Kim, Moriaki Inoko, Toru Takase, Shuhei Tsuji, Maki Oi, Takuma Takada, Kazunori Otsui, Jiro Sakamoto, Yoshito Ogihara, Takeshi Inoue, Shunsuke Usami, Po-Min Chen, Kiyonori Togi, Norimichi Koitabashi, Seiichi Hiramori, Kosuke Doi, Hiroshi Mabuchi, Yoshiaki Tsuyuki, Koichiro Murata, Kensuke Takabayashi, Hisato Nakai, Wataru Shioyama, Tomohiro Dohke, Ryusuke Nishikawa, Takeshi Kimura, Kenichi Tsujita","doi":"10.1055/a-2316-5269","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2316-5269","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Real-world data on clinical characteristics and outcomes related to the use of different direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) is lacking.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> The COMMAND VTE Registry-2 is a multicenter registry enrolling 5,197 consecutive patients with acute symptomatic VTE from 31 centers in Japan from January 2015 to August 2020. Our study population comprised 1,197 patients with active cancer who were divided into the edoxaban (<i>N</i> = 643, 54%), rivaroxaban (<i>N</i> = 297, 25%), and apixaban (<i>N</i> = 257, 22%) groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> The cumulative 5-year incidence of recurrent VTE (9.3, 10.2, and 8.5%, respectively, <i>p</i> = 0.82) and all-cause death (67.5, 66.8, and 63.8%, respectively, <i>p</i> = 0.22) did not differ among the groups. Despite adjusting for confounders, the risks of recurrent VTE and all-cause death did not differ significantly among the groups. The cumulative 5-year incidence of major and clinically relevant bleeding was significantly lower in the rivaroxaban group than those in the other groups (22.6, 14.0, and 22.8%, <i>p</i> = 0.04; and 37.6, 26.8, and 38.3%, <i>p</i> = 0.01, respectively). After adjusting for confounders, in the rivaroxaban group, the risk for major bleeding was numerically lower (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.65, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.40-1.01) and that of clinically relevant all bleeding was significantly lower (HR: 0.67, 95% CI: 0.48-0.92) than those in the edoxaban group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> The risks of recurrent VTE and all-cause death did not differ significantly among the different DOACs ; however, the risk of bleeding events could differ, with a potentially lower risk of bleeding with rivaroxaban.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":"1013-1023"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140869391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Open Issues in the Choice and Management of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Cancer-Related Venous Thromboembolism.","authors":"Daniele Pastori, Gualtiero Palareti","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1788997","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0044-1788997","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":"1024-1026"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141898338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bihui Zhang, Rui He, Ziping Yao, Pengyu Li, Guochen Niu, Ziguang Yan, Yinghua Zou, Xiaoqiang Tong, Min Yang
{"title":"Exploring Causal Relationships between Circulating Inflammatory Proteins and Thromboangiitis Obliterans: A Mendelian Randomization Study.","authors":"Bihui Zhang, Rui He, Ziping Yao, Pengyu Li, Guochen Niu, Ziguang Yan, Yinghua Zou, Xiaoqiang Tong, Min Yang","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1786809","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0044-1786809","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) is a vascular condition characterized by poor prognosis and an unclear etiology. This study employs Mendelian randomization (MR) to investigate the causal impact of circulating inflammatory proteins on TAO.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> In this MR analysis, summary statistics from a genome-wide association study meta-analysis of 91 inflammation-related proteins were integrated with independently sourced TAO data from the FinnGen consortium's R10 release. Methods such as inverse variance weighting, MR-Egger regression, weighted median approaches, MR-PRESSO, and multivariable MR (MVMR) analysis were utilized.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> The analysis indicated an association between higher levels of C-C motif chemokine 4 and a reduced risk of TAO, with an odds ratio (OR) of 0.44 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.29-0.67; <i>p</i> = 1.4 × 10<sup>-4</sup>; adjusted <i>p</i> = 0.013). Similarly, glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor exhibited a suggestively protective effect against TAO (OR: 0.43, 95% CI: 0.22-0.81; <i>p</i> = 0.010; adjusted <i>p</i> = 0.218). Conversely, higher levels of C-C motif chemokine 23 were suggestively linked to an increased risk of TAO (OR: 1.88, 95% CI: 1.21-2.93; <i>p</i> = 0.005; adjusted <i>p</i> = 0.218). The sensitivity analysis and MVMR revealed no evidence of heterogeneity or pleiotropy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> This study identifies C-C motif chemokine 4 and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor as potential protective biomarkers for TAO, whereas C-C motif chemokine 23 emerges as a suggestive risk marker. These findings elucidate potential causal relationships and highlight the significance of these proteins in the pathogenesis and prospective therapeutic strategies for TAO.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":"1075-1083"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11518616/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141094260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sven Stockhausen, Badr Kilani, Irene Schubert, Anna-Lena Steinsiek, Sue Chandraratne, Franziska Wendler, Luke Eivers, Marie-Luise von Brühl, Steffen Massberg, Ilka Ott, Konstantin Stark
{"title":"Differential Effects of Erythropoietin Administration and Overexpression on Venous Thrombosis in Mice.","authors":"Sven Stockhausen, Badr Kilani, Irene Schubert, Anna-Lena Steinsiek, Sue Chandraratne, Franziska Wendler, Luke Eivers, Marie-Luise von Brühl, Steffen Massberg, Ilka Ott, Konstantin Stark","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1775965","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0043-1775965","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common condition associated with significant mortality due to pulmonary embolism. Despite advanced prevention and anticoagulation therapy, the incidence of venous thromboembolism remains unchanged. Individuals with elevated hematocrit and/or excessively high erythropoietin (EPO) serum levels are particularly susceptible to DVT formation. We investigated the influence of short-term EPO administration compared to chronic EPO overproduction on DVT development. Additionally, we examined the role of the spleen in this context and assessed its impact on thrombus composition.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> We induced ligation of the caudal vena cava (VCC) in EPO-overproducing Tg(EPO) mice as well as wildtype mice treated with EPO for two weeks, both with and without splenectomy. The effect on platelet circulation time was evaluated through FACS analysis, and thrombus composition was analyzed using immunohistology.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> We present evidence for an elevated thrombogenic phenotype resulting from chronic EPO overproduction, achieved by combining an EPO-overexpressing mouse model with experimental DVT induction. This increased thrombotic state is largely independent of traditional contributors to DVT, such as neutrophils and platelets. Notably, the pronounced prothrombotic effect of red blood cells (RBCs) only manifests during chronic EPO overproduction and is not influenced by splenic RBC clearance, as demonstrated by splenectomy. In contrast, short-term EPO treatment does not induce thrombogenesis in mice. Consequently, our findings support the existence of a differential thrombogenic effect between chronic enhanced erythropoiesis and exogenous EPO administration.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> Chronic EPO overproduction significantly increases the risk of DVT, while short-term EPO treatment does not. These findings underscore the importance of considering EPO-related factors in DVT risk assessment and potential therapeutic strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":"1027-1039"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11518618/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41238651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}