{"title":"Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Predicting Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy in Septic Patients: Mixed Retrospective and Prospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Yuting Li, Liying Zhang, Youquan Wang, Meng Gao, Chaoyang Zhang, Yuhan Zhang, Dong Zhang","doi":"10.1055/a-2359-2563","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2359-2563","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Sepsis-induced coagulopathy (SIC) is a common cause of poor prognosis in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, currently there are no tools specifically designed for predicting the occurrence of SIC in septic patients earlier. This study aimed to develop a predictive nomogram incorporating clinical markers and scoring systems to individually predict the probability of SIC in septic patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> Patients consecutively recruited in the stage between January 2022 and April 2023 constituted the development cohort for retrospective analysis to internally test the nomogram, and patients in the stage between May 2023 to November 2023 constituted the validation cohort for prospective analysis to externally validate the nomogram. Univariate logistic regression analysis of the development cohort was performed firstly, and then multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed using backward stepwise method to determine the best-fitting model and obtain the nomogram from it. The nomogram was validated in an independent external validation cohort, involving discrimination and calibration. A decision curve analysis was also performed to evaluate the net benefit of the insertion decision with this nomogram.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> A total of 548 and 245 patients, 55.1 and 49.4% with SIC occurrence, were included in the development and validation cohorts, respectively. Predictors contained in the prediction nomogram included shock, platelets, and international normalized ratio (INR). Patients with shock (odds ratio [OR]: 4.499; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.730-7.414; <i>p</i> < 0.001), higher INR (OR: 349.384; 95% CI: 62.337-1958.221; <i>p</i> < 0.001), and lower platelet (OR: 0.985; 95% CI: 0.982-0.988; <i>p</i> < 0.001) had higher probabilities of SIC. The development model showed good discrimination, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.879 (95% CI: 0.850-0.908) and good calibration. Application of the nomogram in the validation cohort also gave good discrimination with an AUROC of 0.872 (95% CI: 0.826-0.917) and good calibration. The decision curve analysis of the nomogram provided better net benefit than the alternate options (intervention or no intervention).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> By incorporating shock, platelets, and INR in the model, this useful nomogram could be accessibly utilized to predict SIC occurrence in septic patients. However, external validation is still required for further generalizability improvement of this nomogram.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":"108-119"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11785428/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141499059","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}
{"title":"Sensitivity to Aortic Rupture in Hereditary Aortic Diseases.","authors":"Vivian de Waard","doi":"10.1055/a-2378-9201","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2378-9201","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":"153-154"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141879508","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":"Low HDL Cholesterol is Associated with Reduced Bleeding Risk in Patients who Underwent PCI: Findings from the PRACTICE Study.","authors":"Ying-Ying Zheng, Ting-Ting Wu, Xian-Geng Hou, Yi Yang, Hai-Tao Yang, Ying Pan, Wen-Juan Xiu, Xiang Ma, Yi-Tong Ma, Xin-Ling Yang, Xiang Xie","doi":"10.1055/a-2104-1693","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2104-1693","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> We sought to examine the dose-response relationship between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and bleeds in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> All the 15,250 participants were from the Personalized Antiplatelet Therapy According to CYP2C19 Genotype in Coronary Artery Disease (PRACTICE) study, which is a large, single-center, prospective cohort study based on case records and a follow-up registry performed in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from December 2016 to October 2021. We divided all the patients into five groups according to their HDL-C levels: the ≤35 mg/dL group (<i>n</i> = 4,732), 35 to 45 mg/dL group (<i>n</i> = 6,049), 45 to 55 mg/dL group (<i>n</i> = 2,826), 55 and 65 mg/dL group (<i>n</i> = 1,117), and >65 mg/dL group (<i>n</i> = 526). The incidence of bleeds, mortality, ischemic events, and net adverse clinical events (NACEs) among the five groups was compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> A total of 713 bleeds, 1,180 ischemic events, 456 deaths, and 1,893 NACEs were recorded during the up to 60-month follow-up period. After adjusting for confounders, we observed a nonlinear relation for bleeds, with the highest risk at intermediate HDL-C levels (45-55 mg/dL). We also identified a dose-response relationship for ischemic events. A threshold value of HDL-C ≤35 mg/dL (adjusted hazard ratio = 0.560, 95% confidence interval: 0.360-0.872, <i>p</i> = 0.010) was associated with a decreased risk for bleeds in the multivariable Cox regression model. The results were consistent in multiple sensitivity analyses and propensity score-matching analysis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> In the present study, a nonlinear association was identified between HDL-C levels and bleeds in CAD patients who underwent PCI, with a higher risk at intermediate levels. However, further multicenter studies are warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":"178-187"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9868790","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":"Serum Leucine Aminopeptidase Activity Patterns Across Various Disease States: Potential Implications for Bleeding and Thrombosis Risk.","authors":"Sha Yu, Meng Zhang, Yachong Guo, Lijuan Zhang","doi":"10.1055/a-2365-8601","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2365-8601","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Disruptions in the pathways for activating and deactivating proteases in the bloodstream can lead to thrombosis and bleeding issues. Leucine aminopeptidases (LAPs), which are exopeptidases essential for regulating protein and peptide activities, are recognized as clinical biomarkers for liver diseases. However, the relationship between serum LAP activity and the risks of bleeding or thrombosis, as well as the identification of the specific tissues or organs that control LAP levels, is not well understood.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> We performed a retrospective study to evaluate serum LAP activities in 149,360 patients with 47 different diseases and 9,449 healthy individuals. The analysis was conducted using SPSS V2.6, RStudio V.1.3.1073, and libraries in Python 3.8.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> Our research revealed that 21 of the 47 diseases studied showed increased median serum LAP activities, while 26 diseases were associated with significantly lower activities, especially those related to thrombosis. Furthermore, most diseases were found to have an increased risk of bleeding and thrombosis, indicated by higher Q25 and lower Q75 LAP activities compared to the control group. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis confirmed the effectiveness of LAP activities as biomarkers for specific conditions like hepatic encephalopathy, liver cancer, pancreatitis, and pancreatic cancer. Diseases were categorized into clusters with similar bleeding or thrombotic tendencies through principal component analysis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> This study highlighted regulatory influence of the liver and pancreas on LAP levels. The established link between serum LAP concentrations and the risk of bleeding or thrombosis paved the way for the development of diagnostic and preventative approaches for various medical conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":"120-129"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141620974","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":"Monocyte Subsets in Cardiovascular Disease: A Biomarker Perspective.","authors":"Michael Hristov, Christian Weber","doi":"10.1055/a-2348-5697","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2348-5697","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endothelial dysfunctions together with a dysregulated immune response and lipid accumulation are important confounding factors in the onset and chronic development of atherosclerosis. Recently, a large body of data has emerged on the sequential involvement of different immune cell types, including monocytes, in the pathology of this disease. In this condensed review, we aim to highlight some of the recent basic research and clinical findings on monocyte subsets published since our joint European Society of Cardiology consensus document, and re-evaluate their potential relevance as surrogate biomarkers in coronary artery disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":"93-96"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141427694","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":"Factor VIIa-Antithrombin Complexes are Increased in Asthma: Relation to the Exacerbation-Prone Asthma Phenotype.","authors":"Stanislawa Bazan-Socha, Lucyna Mastalerz, Agnieszka Cybulska, Lech Zareba, Bogdan Jakiela, Michal Zabczyk, Teresa Iwaniec, Anetta Undas","doi":"10.1055/a-2515-1402","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2515-1402","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Asthma is associated with a prothrombotic state. Plasma factor VIIa-antithrombin complex (FVIIa-AT) concentrations indirectly reflect the interaction of tissue factor (TF) with FVII. Since TF is a key initiator of coagulation in vivo, we hypothesized that FVIIa-AT concentrations are higher in asthma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> In 159 clinically stable adult asthma patients and 62 controls, we determined FVIIa-AT in plasma and analyzed their relation to circulating inflammatory and prothrombotic markers together with the total plasma potential for fibrinolysis (clot lysis time, CLT) and thrombin generation. We recorded clinical outcomes, including asthma exacerbations, during 3-year follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> Asthma patients were characterized by 38.5% higher FVIIa-AT (<i>p</i> < 0.001), related to bronchial obstruction (FEV<sub>1</sub>: <i>r</i> = -0.397, <i>p</i> < 0.001), asthma severity (<i>r</i> = 0.221, <i>p</i> = 0.005), and duration (<i>r</i> = 0.194, <i>p</i> = 0.015) compared to controls. FVIIa-AT showed weak positive associations with C-reactive protein (<i>r</i> = 0.208, <i>p</i> = 0.009), fibrinogen (<i>r</i> = 0.215, <i>p</i> = 0.007), and CLT (<i>r</i> = 0.303, <i>p</i> < 0.001) but not with thrombin generation parameters. In the follow-up (data obtained from 151 patients), we documented 151 severe asthma exacerbations in 51 (33.8%) patients, including 33 (21.9%) with ≥2 such events. Exacerbation-prone asthma phenotype was related to 13.1% higher FVIIa-AT (<i>p</i> = 0.012), along with asthma severity and control (<i>p</i> < 0.003, both). High FVIIa-AT (that is ≥100.1 pmol/L), defined on receiver operating characteristic curves, was linked to exacerbation-prone asthma phenotype (odds ratio 1.85; 95%CI: 1.23-2.80, <i>p</i> = 0.003) and shorter time to first exacerbation (<i>p</i> = 0.023).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> This study is the first to show that FVIIa-AT concentrations are higher in asthma in relation to its severity and may help identify individuals at risk of the exacerbation-prone asthma phenotype.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142979887","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}
Yaohua Cai, Hui Lu, Wenyi Lin, Yunqing Xia, Tingting Wu, Zhipeng Cheng, Liang V Tang, Yu Hu
{"title":"Clinical and Genetic Characterization of 51 Patients with Congenital Fibrinogen Disorders from China.","authors":"Yaohua Cai, Hui Lu, Wenyi Lin, Yunqing Xia, Tingting Wu, Zhipeng Cheng, Liang V Tang, Yu Hu","doi":"10.1055/a-2514-7520","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2514-7520","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong> To investigate the classification, clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, and genetic mutations associated with hereditary fibrinogen disorders in Chinese population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> Between February 2015 and February 2022, 65 patients with congenital fibrinogen disorders (CFD) were identified at Wuhan Union Hospital. Comprehensive data were available for 51 patients, allowing for a retrospective analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> The cohort comprised 17 males (33.3%) and 34 females (66.7%), with a median diagnosis age of 35.0 years (interquartile range: 25.5-42.5). Of the patients, 35 (68.6%) were diagnosed with dysfibrinogenemia, 8 (15.7%) with hypofibrinogenemia, 7 (13.7%) with hypodysfibrinogenemia, and 1 (2.0%) with afibrinogenemia. The median diagnosis ages for the asymptomatic, Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3 groups were 44.5 years (range: 37-58.5), 28 years (22.5-36.5), 35.5 years (21.75-41), and 28 years (22.75-30.75), respectively. The asymptomatic group had the latest diagnosis age, whereas Grade 3 had the earliest. A negative correlation was observed between Fg:C levels and bleeding severity (rs = - 0.2937, <i>p</i> = 0.0365). In total, 52 variants were found in 51 unrelated patients, with one patient carrying two mutations. The 37 distinct mutations included 11 in FGA, 3 in FGB, and 23 in FGG.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> This study investigates the clinical, laboratory, and genetic characteristics of patients with CFD in China, revealing a negative correlation between Fg:C levels and bleeding severity. Female patients are at higher risk for gynecological complications due to physiological traits. Additionally, R35 in FGA and R301 in FGG were identified as hotspot mutations.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142979620","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}
Jakob Matschke, Tobias Huter, Thomas Renné, Marc Lütgehetmann, Markus Glatzel, Benjamin Ondruschka
{"title":"Fatal Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis and Thrombocytopenia due to Anti-PF4 Disorder Following Adenovirus Infection in a 3-year-old Boy.","authors":"Jakob Matschke, Tobias Huter, Thomas Renné, Marc Lütgehetmann, Markus Glatzel, Benjamin Ondruschka","doi":"10.1055/a-2510-6235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2510-6235","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143075566","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}
Katharina Griem, Tanja Falter, Anne Hollerbach, Kerstin Jurk, Brahim Aboulmaouahib, Julia Weinmann-Menke, Nadine Müller-Calleja, Karl J Lackner
{"title":"Association of Specific Antiphospholipid Antibodies to Platelet Count and Thrombocytopenia.","authors":"Katharina Griem, Tanja Falter, Anne Hollerbach, Kerstin Jurk, Brahim Aboulmaouahib, Julia Weinmann-Menke, Nadine Müller-Calleja, Karl J Lackner","doi":"10.1055/a-2510-6147","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2510-6147","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Thrombocytopenia is one of the most common manifestations of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). However, its causes are still poorly defined. We have shown recently that antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) directed against β2-glycoprotein I (β2GPI) of the IgG isotype induced platelet activation and aggregation while aPL directed against cardiolipin and anti-β2GPI IgM had no effect. Since platelet activation by anti-β2GPI might lead to platelet consumption and lower platelet count or overt thrombocytopenia, we analyzed the association of aPL with platelet count.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong> Data of consecutive patients with test orders for anticardiolipin IgG/IgM and anti-β2GPI IgG/IgM and full blood count in our laboratory from August 2015 to April 2019 were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> We identified 2,815 individual patients (mean age 45.7 years; 71.1% women) with complete data on aPL and platelet count, of which 445 individuals (mean age 41.0 years; 75.3% women) showed increased aPL titers. Patients with anti-β2GPI of the IgG isotype had significantly lower platelet count (220 ± 84 versus 264 ± 90 G/L, <i>p</i> < 0.0001) and higher frequency of thrombocytopenia (platelet count <100 G/L; 12.2% versus 2.4%, <i>p</i> < 0.005) than patients negative for all four aPL. These differences could not be explained by comorbidities or medications. Neither anticardiolipin IgG nor aPL of the IgM isotype was associated with lower platelet count or thrombocytopenia.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> The exclusive association of anti-β2GPI IgG aPL with low platelet count coincides with its unique ability to activate platelets and induce aggregation in vitro. This supports the hypothesis that anti-β2GPI IgG aPL may induce thrombocytopenia by chronic platelet consumption in vivo.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142955366","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":"Stress, Partner Violence, and Coagulopathy: Unmasking New Triggers for Venous Thromboembolism.","authors":"Eva Soler, Vanessa Roldan, Francisco Marín","doi":"10.1055/a-2520-8725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2520-8725","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>.VTE-WEAK study provides valuable insights into the complex interaction between psychosocial and clinical factors in VTE recurrence. This stud reinforces the necessity of a holistic approach to VTE management, combining psychosocial evaluation with targeted interventions alongside traditional clinical strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23036,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis and haemostasis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143053682","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}