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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
Evaluation of the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) is required to determine the optimal duration of secondary prophylaxis. Application of global assays reflecting the pro- versus anti-coagulant balance in vivo would be desirable. We aimed at investigating the relationship between recurrent VTE and the Protac-induced coagulation inhibition (PICI) assay, which is based on tissue factor-induced thrombin generation measured by a chromogenic substrate. One-hundred-ninety patients were followed-up after a first episode of unprovoked, objectively documented VTE for 2.7 years after stopping treatment with vitamin K antagonists (VKA). PICI was measured 1 month after stopping treatment as the percentage of the OD values recorded without or with Protac. The lower the PICI%, the greater the pro- versus anti-coagulant imbalance. The study outcome was objectively-documented symptomatic recurrent VTE. Patients with PICI% <or= 74% had crude hazard-ratios (HR) (95% CI) for recurrent VTE of 2.86 (1.01-8.12) as compared to those with PICI% > 87%. After adjustment for age, gender, type of index event, VKA duration and normal/abnormal D-Dimer, HR (95% CI) were substantially unchanged [2.91 (1.01-8.38)]. The corresponding values after further adjustment for the above variables plus the absence/presence of the most frequent thrombophilic alterations were 3.38 (1.16-9.84). These HR values compare favorably with those obtained in a previous study investigating the thrombin generation test performed in the presence of thrombomodulin. In conclusion, the measurement of PICI helps to identify patients at higher risk of VTE recurrence. Advantages of PICI over thrombin generation tests are easy performance in general clinical laboratories, easy standardization and no special equipment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1573-742X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
215-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Anticoagulants, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Blood Coagulation, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Blood Coagulation Tests, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Chromogenic Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Drug Administration Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Fibrinolytic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Italy, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Kaplan-Meier Estimate, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Proportional Hazards Models, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Protein C, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Recurrence, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Risk Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Thrombin, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Thromboplastin, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Venous Thromboembolism, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Vitamin K, pubmed-meshheading:20419336-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Abnormal Protac-induced coagulation inhibition chromogenic assay results are associated with an increased risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center, IRCCS Maggiore Hospital, Mangiagalli and Regina Elena Foundation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Pace 9, 20122 Milan, Italy. armando.tripodi@unimi.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Multicenter Study