1. Left ventricular assist device implantation causes platelet dysfunction and proinflammatory platelet-neutrophil interaction
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Tiago Granja, Harry Magunia, Patricia Schüssel, Claudius Fischer, Thomas Prüfer, David Schibilsky, Lina Serna-Higuita, Hans Peter Wendel, Christian Schlensak, Helene Häberle, Peter Rosenberger, and Andreas Straub
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left ventricular assist device ,mechanical circulatory support ,platelet dysfunction ,platelet-leukocyte interaction ,systemic inflammation ,Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs ,RC633-647.5 - Abstract
Blood flow through left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) may induce activation and dysfunction of platelets. Dysfunctional platelets cause coagulation disturbances and form platelet-neutrophil conjugates (PNC), which contribute to inflammatory tissue damage. This prospective observational cohort study investigated patients, who underwent implantation of a LVAD (either HeartMate II (HM II) (n = 7) or HeartMate 3 (HM 3) (n = 6)) and as control patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and/or aortic valve replacement (AVR) (n = 10). We performed platelet and leukocyte flow cytometry, analysis of platelet activation markers, and platelet aggregometry. Platelet CD42b expression was reduced at baseline and perioperatively in HM II/3 compared to CABG/AVR patients. After surgery the platelet activation marker β-thromboglobulin and platelet microparticles increased in all groups while platelet aggregation decreased. Platelet aggregation was more significantly impaired in LVAD compared to CABG/AVR patients. PNC were higher in HM II compared to HM 3 patients. We conclude that LVAD implantation is associated with platelet dysfunction and proinflammatory platelet-leukocyte binding. These changes are less pronounced in patients treated with the newer generation LVAD HM 3. Future research should identify device-specific LVAD features, which are associated with the least amount of platelet activation to further improve LVAD therapy.
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- 2022
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