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1. Elderly patients with atrial fibrillation in routine clinical practice—peri-procedural management of edoxaban oral anticoagulation therapy is associated with a low risk of bleeding and thromboembolic complications: a subset analysis of the prospective, observational, multinational EMIT-AF study

Author: M. Unverdorben, C. von Heymann, A. Santamaria, M. Saxena, T. Vanassche, J. Jin, P. Laeis, R. Wilkins, C. Chen, and P. Colonna
Subjects: Age, Bleeding, Systemic thromboembolism, Atrial fibrillation, Edoxaban, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
Abstract: Abstract Background Annually > 10% of patients with atrial fibrillation on oral anticoagulation undergo invasive procedures. Optimal peri-procedural management of anticoagulation, as judged by major bleeding and thromboembolic events, especially in the elderly, is still debated. Methods Procedures from 1442 patients were evaluated. Peri-procedural edoxaban management was guided only by the experience of the attending physician. The primary safety outcome was the rate of major bleeding. Secondary outcomes included the peri-procedural administration of edoxaban, other bleeding events, and the main efficacy outcome, a composite of acute coronary syndrome, non-hemorrhagic stroke, transient ischemic attack, systemic embolic events, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and mortality. Results Of the 1442 patients, 280 (19%) were 65, and seven in patients aged > 75 years. Conclusion Despite increased bleeding risk factors in the elderly, bleeding rates were small and similar across all age groups. However, there was a trend toward more thromboembolic complications with advancing age. Further efforts to identify the optimal management to reduce ischemic complications are needed. Trial registration: NCT# 02950168, October 31, 2016
Published: 2020
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2. A randomized, open-label, adaptive, proof-of-concept clinical trial of modulation of host thromboinflammatory response in patients with COVID-19: the DAWn-Antico study

Author: T. Vanassche, M. M. Engelen, Q. Van Thillo, J. Wauters, J. Gunst, C. Wouters, C. Vandenbriele, S. Rex, L. Liesenborghs, A. Wilmer, P. Meersseman, G. Van den Berghe, D. Dauwe, G. Verbeke, M. Thomeer, T. Fivez, D. Mesotten, D. Ruttens, L. Heytens, I. Dapper, S. Tuyls, B. De Tavernier, P. Verhamme, and DAWn consortium members
Subjects: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Low molecular weight heparins, Aprotinin, Anakinra, Thromboinflammatory response, Medicine (General), R5-920
Abstract: Abstract Background The peak of the global COVID-19 pandemic has not yet been reached, and many countries face the prospect of a second wave of infections before effective vaccinations will be available. After an initial phase of viral replication, some patients develop a second illness phase in which the host thrombotic and inflammatory responses seem to drive complications. Severe COVID-19 disease is linked to high mortality, hyperinflammation, and a remarkably high incidence of thrombotic events. We hypothesize a crucial pathophysiological role for the contact pathway of coagulation and the kallikrein-bradykinin pathway. Therefore, drugs that modulate this excessive thromboinflammatory response should be investigated in severe COVID-19. Methods In this adaptive, open-label multicenter randomized clinical trial, we compare low molecular weight heparins at 50 IU anti-Xa/kg twice daily—or 75 IU anti-Xa twice daily for intensive care (ICU) patients—in combination with aprotinin to standard thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. In the case of hyperinflammation, the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist anakinra will be added on top of the drugs in the interventional arm. In a pilot phase, the effect of the intervention on thrombotic markers (D-dimer) will be assessed. In the full trial, the primary outcome is defined as the effect of the interventional drugs on clinical status as defined by the WHO ordinal scale for clinical improvement. Discussion In this trial, we target the thromboinflammatory response at multiple levels. We intensify the dose of low molecular weight heparins to reduce thrombotic complications. Aprotinin is a potent kallikrein pathway inhibitor that reduces fibrinolysis, activation of the contact pathway of coagulation, and local inflammatory response. Additionally, aprotinin has shown in vitro inhibitory effects on SARS-CoV-2 cellular entry. Because the excessive thromboinflammatory response is one of the most adverse prognostic factors in COVID-19, we will add anakinra, a recombinant interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, to the regimen in case of severely increased inflammatory parameters. This way, we hope to modulate the systemic response to SARS-CoV-2 and avoid disease progressions with a potentially fatal outcome. Trial registration The EU Clinical Trials Register 2020-001739-28 . Registered on April 10, 2020.
Published: 2020
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3. First three months of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism in non-cancer patients: LMWH VS. VKAs. Findings from the RIETE registry

Author: Manuel J. Núñez Fernández, Cristina Martínez Reglero, José Antonio Nieto Rodríguez, Ana Chouza Piñeiro, Laura Barcia Sixto, Ana Maestre Peiró, Javier Trujillo Santos, Adriana Visonà, José Luis Fernández-Reyes, Manuel Monreal Bosch, M.D. Adarraga, M. Agud, J. Aibar, M.A. Aibar, C. Amado, J.I. Arcelus, C. Baeza, A. Ballaz, R. Barba, C. Barbagelata, M. Barrón, B. Barrón-Andrés, M. Bernal, A. Blanco-Molina, E. Botella, A.M. Camon, I. Cañas, I. Casado, J. Castro, L. Chasco, J. Criado, C. de Ancos, J. de Miguel, J. del Toro, P. Demelo-Rodríguez, J.A. Díaz-Peromingo, M.V. Di Campli, J. Díez-Sierra, I.M. Domínguez, M. Encabo, J.C. Escribano, C. Falgá, A.I. Farfán-Sedano, K. Fernández de Roitegui, C. Fernández-Capitán, J.L. Fernández-Reyes, M.A. Fidalgo, K. Flores, C. Font, L. Font, I. Francisco, I. Furest, C. Gabara, F. Galeano-Valle, M.A. García, F. García-Bragado, M. García de Herreros, R. García-Hernáez, M.M. García-Mullor, A. García-Raso, O. Gavín-Sebastián, A. Gil-Díaz, C. Gómez-Cuervo, J. González-Martínez, E. Grau, M. Giménez-Suau, L. Guirado, J. Gutiérrez, L. Hernández-Blasco, E. Hernando, L. Jara-Palomares, M.J. Jaras, D. Jiménez, M.D. Joya, I. Jou, J. Lima, P. Llamas, J.L. Lobo, L. López-Jiménez, P. López-Miguel, J.J. López-Núñez, R. López-Reyes, J.B. López-Sáez, A. Lorenzo, M. Loring, O. Madridano, A. Maestre, P.J. Marchena, M. Martín del Pozo, F. Martín-Martos, C. Mella, M. Mellado, M.I. Mercado, J. Moisés, M. Monreal, M.V. Morales, A. Muñoz-Blanco, D. Muñoz-Guglielmetti, N. Muñoz-Rivas, M.S. Navas, J.A. Nieto, A. Núñez-Ares, M.J. Núñez-Fernández, B. Obispo, M. Olid, M.C. Olivares, J.L. Orcastegui, M.D. Ortega-Recio, J. Osorio, S. Otalora, R. Otero, P. Parra, V. Parra, J.M. Pedrajas, A. Peinado, G. Pellejero, A. Pérez-Jacoiste, J.A. Porras, J. Portillo, A. Riera-Mestre, A. Rivas, F. Rivera, D.A. Rodríguez-Chiaradía, A. Rodríguez-Cobo, C. Rodríguez-Matute, J. Rogado, R. Rojo, V. Rosa, P. Ruiz-Artacho, N. Ruiz-Giménez, J. Ruiz-Ruiz, P. Ruiz-Sada, J.C. Sahuquillo, G. Salgueiro, A. Sampériz, R. Sánchez-Martínez, J.F. Sánchez-Muñoz-Torrero, T. Sancho, S. Soler, J.M. Suriñach, R. Tirado, M.I. Torres, C. Tolosa, J. Trujillo-Santos, F. Uresandi, B. Valero, R. Valle, J.R. Vela, G. Vidal, P. Villares, C. Zamora, P. Gutiérrez, F.J. Vázquez, M. Engelen, T. Vanassche, P. Vehamme, J. Hirmerova, R. Malý, N. Ait Abdallah, L. Bertoletti, A. Bura-Riviere, B. Crichi, P. Debourdeau, O. Espitia, D. Farge-Bancel, H. Helfer, I. Mahé, F. Moustafa, G. Poenou, S. Schellong, A. Braester, B. Brenner, I. Tzoran, F. Bilora, B. Brandolin, E. Bucherini, M. Ciammaichella, D. Colaizzo, P. Di Micco, E. Grandone, E. Imbalzano, R. Maida, D. Mastroiacovo, F. Pace, R. Pesavento, P. Prandoni, R. Quintavalla, A. Rocci, C. Siniscalchi, A. Tufano, A. Visonà, B. Zalunardo, A. Skride, S. Strautmane, A. Zaicenko, M. Ferreira, S. Fonseca, F. Martins, J. Meireles, M. Bosevski, H. Bounameaux, L. Mazzolai, J.A. Caprini, A.J. Tafur, I. Weinberg, H. Wilkins, and H.M. Bui
Subjects: Long-term treatment. low molecular weight heparin. vitamin k-antagonist. venous thrombosis. pulmonary embolism. deep vein thrombosis, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
Abstract: Background: The use of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for long-term therapy of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients without cancer has not been consistently evaluated. Methods: We used the data in the RIETE registry to compare the 3-month outcomes (VTE recurrences, major bleeding or death) in non-cancer patients with VTE, according to long-term therapy with LMWH or vitamin K antagonists (VKAs). Results: As of March 2018, 14,582 non-cancer patients with VTE had received initial therapy with LMWH and then switched to VKAs, while 9151 were prescribed LMWH for initial and long-term therapy. Overall, 11,494 had initially presented with pulmonary embolism (PE) and 12,239 with isolated deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Among 11,494 patients initially presenting with PE, 84 had VTE recurrences, 204 major bleeding and 406 died. Among 12,239 patients with isolated DVT, 133 developed VTE recurrences, 137 bled and 289 died. On propensity score analysis, PE patients on long-term LMWH therapy were at increased risk for PE recurrences (OR: 3.30; 95%CI: 1.67–6.48), major bleeding (OR: 1.68; 95%CI: 1.21–2.32) or death (OR: 3.16; 95%CI: 2.43–4.09) compared with those receiving VKAs. In patients with DVT, those on long-term LMWH also were at increased risk for PE recurrences (OR: 2.31; 95%CI: 1.13–4.73), major bleeding (OR 2.28; 95%CI: 1.51–3.44) or death (OR: 2.32; 95%CI: 1.54–3.51). Conclusions: In the RIETE non-cancer patients with VTE, long-term therapy with VKAs was associated with a lower risk for recurrences, major bleeding or death.
Published: 2020
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4. Correction to: A randomized, open-label, adaptive, proof-of-concept clinical trial of modulation of host thromboinflammatory response in patients with COVID-19: the DAWn-Antico study

Author: T. Vanassche, M. M. Engelen, Q. Van Thillo, J. Wauters, J. Gunst, C. Wouters, C. Vandenbriele, S. Rex, L. Liesenborghs, A. Wilmer, P. Meersseman, G. Van den Berghe, D. Dauwe, G. Verbeke, M. Thomeer, T. Fivez, D. Mesotten, D. Ruttens, L. Heytens, I. Dapper, S. Tuyls, B. De Tavernier, P. Verhamme, and DAWn consortium members
Subjects: Medicine (General), R5-920
Abstract: An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Published: 2020
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5. Correction to: Elderly patients with atrial fibrillation in routine clinical practice: peri-procedural management of edoxaban oral anticoagulation therapy is associated with a low risk of bleeding and thromboembolic complications: a subset analysis of the prospective, observational, multinational EMIT-AF study

Author: M. Unverdorben, C. von Heymann, A. Santamaria, M. Saxena, T. Vanassche, J. Jin, P. Laeis, R. Wilkins, C. Chen, and P. Colonna
Subjects: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
Abstract: An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Published: 2021
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6. E-book: Ritmestoornissen - Uitgave 2023

Author: A. Capiau, M. Grymonprez, T. De Backer, S. Gevaert, K. Boussery, L. Lahousse, M. Finoulst, P. Vankrunkelsven, G. Claessen, T. Germeys, J. Demeestere, R. Lemmens, T. Vanassche, R. Willems, M.A.J. De Smet, and L. Leybaert
Subjects: General Medicine
Published: 2023
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7. E-book: Hematologie en hemostase – Uitgave 2023

Author: S. Van Dessel, W. Laleman, E. Gielen, T. Germeys, R. Lemmens, T. Vanassche, R. Willems, M. Finoulst, P. Vankrunkelsven, A. Capiau, M. Grymonprez, T. De Backer, S. Gevaert, K. Boussery, L. Lahousse, V. Wouters, A. Gadisseur, C. Kenyon, J. Wytsman, K. Traen, W. Froyman, E. Despierre, M. Stockman, A. Hendrickx, and V. Peeters
Subjects: General Medicine
Published: 2023
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8. Association of fatal and non-fatal adverse health outcomes with urinary peptides reflecting collagen I turnover

Author: J Melgarejo, D Wei, A Latosinska, T Vanassche, S Janssens, H Mischak, J A Staessen, P Verhamme, and Z Y Zhang
Subjects: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Abstract: Background Imbalance of collagen I (COL1) turnover, featured by increased synthesis and decreased degradation of collagen fibers, is a hallmark of fibrosis in the heart and blood vessels that associates with poor cardiovascular outcomes. Such as imbalance of COL1 turnover could be reflected in urine and serve as fingerprint for future adverse outcomes in general population, and high risk subjects. Purpose We hypothesize that imbalance of proteomic signatures of urinary peptides (UPs) reflecting COL1 turnover relate to adverse health outcomes in participants from a general population Methods We randomly recruited 776 participants (51.2% women; 50.5 years) from the Flemish Study on Environment, Genes and Health Outcomes cohort and measured UPs proteome by capillary electrophoresis coupled with mass spectrometry. Our analyses focused on 148 peptides of COL1 alpha-1 (COL1A1) chain that retained ≥70% signal in the whole sample. The primary endpoint included fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular endpoints. Secondary endpoints consisted of total mortality, fatal and nonfatal cardiac, coronary, and heart failure endpoints. Multivariate Cox proportional models, partial least squares analysis (PLS), log-likelihood test, and receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve were applied. Results Over a median follow up of 12.4 years, 110 primary endpoints occurred, 61 participants died, 81, 41 and 24 experienced cardiac, coronary, and heart failure endpoints; respectively. In PLS analyses, upregulation of UPs signatures closer to C- and N-terminal locations of the COL1A1 chain whereas downregulation of mid-region UPs were associated with lower risk of adverse health outcomes. This pattern was inverted in subjects with cardiovascular disease, as upregulation of terminal and downregulation of mid region UPs increased risk. Adding UPs to a basic model including sex, age and usual cardiovascular risk factors significantly improved model performance between 2.54% to 4.93% (P≤0.001) for prediction of adverse health outcomes. In ROC plots, adding UPs to the basic model increased the area under the curve up to 4.00% (P Conclusions UPs reflecting COL1 turnover predicted adverse health outcomes. The inverted up- and down regulations of UPs in between participants with and without previous cardiovascular diseases might be explained by a shift in the UPs signatures of COL1 fragments linked to distinct fibrotic processes. Urinary proteomic might have clinical importance in documenting the extent of collagen accumulation that relates to adverse health outcomes. In patients at high cardiovascular risk, modification of collagen I fibers turnover might be a potential treatment target Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – EU funding. Main funding source(s): The European Union the European Research Council and the European Research Area Net for Cardiovascular Diseases.
Published: 2022
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9. Atherogenic lipoprotein profile associated with anthropometric indices of obesity and their association with cardiometabolic risk markers: a cross-sectional study in community

Author: D Wei, J Melgarejo, T Vanassche, L Van Aelst, S Janssens, P Verhamme, J Redon, and Z Y Zhang
Subjects: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Abstract: Background Obesity, especially abdominal fat accumulation, is strongly associated with various metabolic comorbidities. Whether simple anthropometric measures are independently associated with atherogenic lipoproteins is not completely clear. Methods We randomly recruited 505 participants (51.5% women; mean age: 48.8 years) from the Flemish community, who had undergone lipoprotein particle measurements by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and conventional lipid measurements. Each lipoprotein fraction was subgrouped into large, medium, and small subclass. Anthropometric measures included body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and defined BMI obesity as BMI ≥30 kg/m2, and WHR obesity as WHR ≥0.85 (women) or 0.9 (men). Results In the multivariable logistic regression analysis, total very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) particle and its subclasses were positively associated with BMI obesity (adjusted odds ratio [OR] for total VLDL: 2.37; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.70–3.31) and WHR obesity (OR for total VLDL: 2.06 [95% CI: 1.55–2.73]). The level of total high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particle and its subclass was negatively associated with BMI (OR for total HDL: 0.63 [95% CI: 0.45–0.90), but not with WHR (P≥0.11). None of the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles was associated with the two types of obesity (P≥0.092). BMI was inversely associated with the size of LDL and HDL particles, whereas high WHR was significantly associated with smaller VLDL and HDL sizes. For conventional lipid measures, both BMI and WHR were independently associated with high triglyceride and remnant cholesterol, both mainly driven from VLDL particles, and low HDL cholesterol (P≤0.008). These associations were confirmed in multivariable linear regression analysis, except the association of BMI with HDL number and the association of WHR with HDL size. With partial least squares analysis, the lipoprotein profiles of BMI and WHR were significantly associated with a high 10-year cardiovascular disease risk score, the homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and C-reactive protein. Conclusion BMI and WHR were independently associated with high triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, decreased HDL cholesterol. The size of LDL and HDL was more consistently associated with BMI than WHR. The lipoprotein alterations may link obesity with high cardiometabolic risk. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – EU funding. Main funding source(s): The European Research Council; the European Research Area Net for Cardiovascular Diseases
Published: 2022
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10. Symptomatic subsegmental versus more central pulmonary embolism: Clinical outcomes during anticoagulation

Author: Carmen Fernández‐Capitán, Ana Rodriguez Cobo, David Jiménez, Olga Madridano, Maurizio Ciammaichella, Esther Usandizaga, Remedios Otero, Pierpaolo Di Micco, Farès Moustafa, Manuel Monreal, M.D. Adarraga, M.A. Aibar, M. Alfonsa, J.I. Arcelus, P. Azcarate‐Agüero, A. Ballaz, P. Baños, R. Barba, M. Barrón, B. Barrón‐Andrés, J. Bascuñana, A. Blanco‐Molina, A.M. Camón, L. Chasco, A.J. Cruz, R. del Pozo, J. de Miguel, J. del Toro, M.C. Díaz‐Pedroche, J.A. Díaz‐Peromingo, J.C. Escribano, C. Falgá, C. Fernández‐Aracil, M.A. Fidalgo, C. Font, L. Font, M.A. García, F. García‐Bragado, M. García‐Morillo, A. García‐Raso, A.I. García‐Sánchez, O. Gavín, I. Gaya, C. Gómez, V. Gómez, J. González, E. Grau, R. Guijarro, J. Gutiérrez, G. Hernández‐Comes, L. Hernández‐Blasco, E. Hernando, L. Jara‐Palomares, M.J. Jaras, D. Jiménez, M.D. Joya, J. Lima, P. Llamas, J.L. Lobo, R. López‐Reyes, J.B. López‐Sáez, M.A. Lorente, A. Lorenzo, M. Lumbierres, A. Maestre, P.J. Marchena, F. Martín‐Martos, M. Martín‐Romero, M.V. Morales, J.A. Nieto, S. Nieto, A. Núñez, M.J. Núñez, M. Odriozola, M.C. Olivares, S. Otalora, J.M. Pedrajas, G. Pellejero, C. Pérez‐Ductor, M.L. Peris, I. Pons, J.A. Porras, L. Ramírez, O. Reig, A. Riera‐Mestre, D. Riesco, A. Rivas, M.A. Rodríguez‐Dávila, V. Rosa, P. Ruiz‐Artacho, J.C. Sahuquillo, M.C. Sala‐Sainz, A. Sampériz, R. Sánchez‐Martínez, S. Soler, B. Sopeña, J.M. Suriñach, C. Tolosa, M.I. Torres, J. Troya, J. Trujillo‐Santos, F. Uresandi, B. Valero, R. Valle, J. Vela, L. Vela, G. Vidal, A. Villalobos, T. Vanassche, C. Vandenbriele, P. Verhamme, H.H.B. Yoo, P. Wells, J. Hirmerova, R. Malý, E. Salgado, L. Bertoletti, A. Bura‐Riviere, N. Falvo, D. Farge‐Bancel, A. Hij, I. Mahé, I. Quere, A. Braester, B. Brenner, M. Ellis, I. Tzoran, G. Antonucci, G. Barillari, F. Bilora, C. Bortoluzzi, E. Bucherini, A. Camerota, C. Cattabiani, F. Dentali, R. Duce, M. Giorgi‐Pierfranceschi, E. Grandone, E. Imbalzano, G. Lessiani, R. Maida, D. Mastroiacovo, F. Pace, R. Pesavento, M. Pesavento, R. Poggio, P. Prandoni, R. Quintavalla, A. Rocci, C. Siniscalchi, E. Tiraferri, D. Tonello, A. Visonà, B. Zalunardo, V. Gibietis, A. Skride, B. Vitola, A. Alatri, H. Bounameaux, L. Calanca, and L. Mazzolai
Subjects: Subsegmental, medicine.medical_specialty, anticoagulant, deep vein thrombosis, outcomes, pulmonary embolism, subsegmental, medicine.drug_class, Deep vein, Outcomes, Deep vein thrombosis, Internal medicine, medicine, First episode, lcsh:RC633-647.5, business.industry, Pulmonary embolism, Hazard ratio, Anticoagulant, Anticoagulants, lcsh:Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, Hematology, Heparin, Original Articles ‐ Thrombosis, medicine.disease, Thrombosis, Confidence interval, medicine.anatomical_structure, Cardiology, Original Article, business, medicine.drug
Abstract: The RIETE Investigators., [Background] The optimal therapy of patients with acute subsegmental pulmonary embolism (PE) is controversial., [Methods] We used the RIETE (Registro Informatizado Enfermedad TromboEmbólica) database to compare the rate of symptomatic PE recurrences during anticoagulation in patients with subsegmental, segmental, or more central PEs. [Results] Among 15 963 patients with a first episode of symptomatic PE, 834 (5.2%) had subsegmental PE, 3797 (24%) segmental, and 11 332 (71%) more central PE. Most patients in all subgroups received initial therapy with low‐molecular‐weight heparin, and then most switched to vitamin K antagonists. Median duration of therapy was 179, 185, and 204 days, respectively. During anticoagulation, 183 patients developed PE recurrences, 131 developed deep vein thrombosis (DVT), 543 bled, and 1718 died (fatal PE, 135). The rate of PE recurrences was twofold higher in patients with subsegmental PE than in those with segmental (hazard ratio [HR], 2.13; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.16‐3.85) or more central PE (HR, 1.89; 95% CI, 1.12‐3.13). On multivariable analysis, patients with subsegmental PE had a higher risk for PE recurrences than those with central PE (adjusted HR, 1.75; 95% CI, 1.02‐3.03). After stratifying patients with subsegmental PE according to ultrasound imaging in the lower limbs, the rate of PE recurrences was similar in patients with DVT, in patients without DVT, and in those with no ultrasound imaging. [Conclusions] Our study reveals that the risk for PE recurrences in patients with segmental PE is not lower than in those with more central PE, thus suggesting that the risk of PE recurrences is not influenced by the anatomic location of PE.
Published: 2021
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11. Enoxaparin versus dalteparin or tinzaparin in patients with cancer and venous thromboembolism: The RIETECAT study

Author: Trujillo-Santos J, Farge-Bancel D, Pedrajas JM, Gómez-Cuervo C, Ballaz A, Braester A, Mahé I, Villalobos A, Porras JA, Monreal M, RIETE Investigators, M D Adarraga, J Aibar, M A Aibar, C Amado, J I Arcelus, A Asuero, R Barba, C Barbagelata, M Barrón, B Barrón-Andrés, A Blanco-Molina, E Botella, A M Camon, I Casado, J Castro, M Castro, L Chasco, J Criado, C de Ancos, J Del Toro, P Demelo-Rodríguez, A M Díaz-Brasero, J A Díaz-Peromingo, M V Di Campli, A Dubois-Silva, J C Escribano, F Espósito, C Falgá, A I Farfán-Sedano, C Fernández-Capitán, J L Fernández-Reyes, M A Fidalgo, K Flores, C Font, L Font, I Francisco, C Gabara, F Galeano-Valle, M A García, F García-Bragado, M García de Herreros, R García de la Garza, C García-Díaz, R García-Hernáez, A García-Raso, A Gil-Díaz, M Giménez-Suau, E Grau, L Guirado, J Gutiérrez, L Hernández-Blasco, E Hernando, L Jara-Palomares, M J Jaras, D Jiménez, R Jiménez, C Jiménez-Alfaro, M D Joya, S Lainez-Justo, A Latorre, J Lima, P Llamas, J L Lobo, L López-Jiménez, P López-Miguel, J J López-Núñez, R López-Reyes, J B López-Sáez, A Lorenzo, O Madridano, A Maestre, P J Marchena, F Martín-Martos, D Martínez-Urbistondo, C Mella, M I Mercado, J Moisés, M V Morales, A Muñoz-Blanco, N Muñoz-Rivas, M S Navas, J A Nieto, E Nofuentes-Pérez, M J Núñez-Fernández, B Obispo, M Olid, M C Olivares, J L Orcastegui, J Osorio, S Otalora, R Otero, D Paredes, P Parra, G Pellejero, J Portillo, F Rivera-Civico, D A Rodríguez-Chiaradía, C Rodríguez-Matute, J Rogado, V Rosa, P Ruiz-Artacho, N Ruiz-Giménez, J Ruiz-Ruiz, P Ruiz-Sada, G Salgueiro, R Sánchez-Martínez, J F Sánchez-Muñoz-Torrero, T Sancho, S Soler, B Suárez-Rodríguez, J M Suriñach, R Tirado, M I Torres, C Tolosa, F Uresandi, B Valero, R Valle, J F Varona, G Vidal, P Villares, C Zamora, M Engelen, T Vanassche, P Verhamme, J Hirmerova, R Malý, N Ait Abdallah, L Bertoletti, A Bura-Riviere, J Catella, F Couturaud, B Crichi, P Debourdeau, O Espitia, N Falvo, H Helfer, K Lacut, R Le Mao, F Moustafa, G Poenou, I Quere, S Schellong, B Brenner, I Tzoran, R Nikandish, F Bilora, B Brandolin, M Ciammaichella, P Di Micco, E Imbalzano, R Maida, F Pace, R Pesavento, P Prandoni, R Quintavalla, A Rocci, C Siniscalchi, A Tufano, A Visonà, B Zalunardo, J Birzulis, A Skride, A Zaicenko, S Fonseca, F Martins, J Meireles, M Bosevski, H Bounameaux, L Mazzolai, C I Ochoa-Chaar, I Weinberg, H M Bui, J, Trujillo-Santo, D, Farge-Bancel, Jm, Pedraja, C, Gómez-Cuervo, A, Ballaz, A, Braester, I, Mahé, A, Villalobo, Ja, Porra, M, Monreal, Investigators, Riete, D Adarraga, M, Aibar, J, A Aibar, M, Amado, C, I Arcelus, J, Asuero, A, Barba, R, Barbagelata, C, Barrón, M, Barrón-Andrés, B, Blanco-Molina, A, Botella, E, M Camon, A, Casado, I, Castro, J, Castro, M, Chasco, L, Criado, J, de Ancos, C, Del Toro, J, Demelo-Rodríguez, P, M Díaz-Brasero, A, A Díaz-Peromingo, J, V Di Campli, M, Dubois-Silva, A, C Escribano, J, Espósito, F, Falgá, C, I Farfán-Sedano, A, Fernández-Capitán, C, L Fernández-Reyes, J, A Fidalgo, M, Flores, K, Font, C, Font, L, Francisco, I, Gabara, C, Galeano-Valle, F, A García, M, García-Bragado, F, García de Herreros, M, García de la Garza, R, García-Díaz, C, García-Hernáez, R, García-Raso, A, Gil-Díaz, A, Giménez-Suau, M, Grau, E, Guirado, L, Gutiérrez, J, Hernández-Blasco, L, Hernando, E, Jara-Palomares, L, J Jaras, M, Jiménez, D, Jiménez, R, Jiménez-Alfaro, C, D Joya, M, Lainez-Justo, S, Latorre, A, Lima, J, Llamas, P, L Lobo, J, López-Jiménez, L, López-Miguel, P, J López-Núñez, J, López-Reyes, R, B López-Sáez, J, Lorenzo, A, Madridano, O, Maestre, A, J Marchena, P, Martín-Martos, F, Martínez-Urbistondo, D, Mella, C, I Mercado, M, Moisés, J, V Morales, M, Muñoz-Blanco, A, Muñoz-Rivas, N, S Navas, M, A Nieto, J, Nofuentes-Pérez, E, J Núñez-Fernández, M, Obispo, B, Olid, M, C Olivares, M, L Orcastegui, J, Osorio, J, Otalora, S, Otero, R, Paredes, D, Parra, P, Pellejero, G, Portillo, J, Rivera-Civico, F, A Rodríguez-Chiaradía, D, Rodríguez-Matute, C, Rogado, J, Rosa, V, Ruiz-Artacho, P, Ruiz-Giménez, N, Ruiz-Ruiz, J, Ruiz-Sada, P, Salgueiro, G, Sánchez-Martínez, R, F Sánchez-Muñoz-Torrero, J, Sancho, T, Soler, S, Suárez-Rodríguez, B, M Suriñach, J, Tirado, R, I Torres, M, Tolosa, C, Uresandi, F, Valero, B, Valle, R, F Varona, J, Vidal, G, Villares, P, Zamora, C, Engelen, M, Vanassche, T, Verhamme, P, Hirmerova, J, Malý, R, Ait Abdallah, N, Bertoletti, L, Bura-Riviere, A, Catella, J, Couturaud, F, Crichi, B, Debourdeau, P, Espitia, O, Falvo, N, Helfer, H, Lacut, K, Le Mao, R, Moustafa, F, Poenou, G, Quere, I, Schellong, S, Brenner, B, Tzoran, I, Nikandish, R, Bilora, F, Brandolin, B, Ciammaichella, M, Di Micco, P, Imbalzano, E, Maida, R, Pace, F, Pesavento, R, Prandoni, P, Quintavalla, R, Rocci, A, Siniscalchi, C, Tufano, A, Visonà, A, Zalunardo, B, Birzulis, J, Skride, A, Zaicenko, A, Fonseca, S, Martins, F, Meireles, J, Bosevski, M, Bounameaux, H, Mazzolai, L, I Ochoa-Chaar, C, Weinberg, I, and M Bui, H
Subjects: dalteparin, recurrences, tinzaparin, venous thromboembolism, cancer, enoxaparin, Hematology, cohort, LMWH
Abstract: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent complication in patients with cancer and a leading cause of morbidity and death. The objective of the RIETECAT study was to compare the long-term effectiveness and safety of enoxaparin versus dalteparin or tinzaparin for the secondary prevention of VTE in adults with active cancer. We used the data from the multicenter, multinational RIETE registry to compare the rates of VTE recurrences, major bleeding, or death over 6 months in patients with active cancer and acute VTE using full doses of enoxaparin versus dalteparin or tinzaparin, and a multivariable Cox proportional hazard model was used to analyze the primary end point. From January 2009 to June 2018, 4451 patients with active cancer received full doses of the study drugs: enoxaparin, 3526 patients; and dalteparin or tinzaparin, 925 (754 + 171) patients. There was limited difference in VTE recurrences (2.0% vs 2.5%) and mortality rate (19% vs 17%) between the enoxaparin and dalteparin or tinzaparin subgroups. However, there was a slight numerical increase in major bleeding (3.1% vs 1.9%). Propensity score matching confirmed that there were no differences in the risk for VTE recurrences (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.81; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.48-1.38), major bleeding (aHR, 1.40; 95% CI, 0.80-2.46), or death (aHR, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.88-1.30) between subgroups. In RIETECAT, in patients with cancer and VTE receiving full-dose enoxaparin or dalteparin or tinzaparin, no statistically significant differences were observed regarding effectiveness and safety outcomes over a 6-month period.
Published: 2022

12. Het nut van implanteerbare looprecorders na een embolische beroerte van ongekende oorsprong

Author: T. Germeys, J. Demeestere, R. Lemmens, T. Vanassche, and R. Willems
Subjects: General Medicine
Abstract: The use of implantable loop recorders after embolic stroke of undetermined source Unknown intermittent atrial fibrillation (AF) is a potential source of embolism in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS). Prolonged heart rhythm monitoring with implantable loop recorders (ILR) could increase the detection of AF. Patients with detected (subclinical) AF may benefit from a therapy with anticoagulants after ESUS. The authors of this article performed a retrospective analysis of patients who received an ILR after suspected ESUS at the University Hospitals of Leuven (Belgium) between April 2008 and March 2019. They describe the proportion of patients in whom AF was detected and studied the predictors of AF detection. With prolonged monitoring, the AF detection rate increased, mainly in the first 2 years after implantation. AF was detected in 28 out of 84 patients (33.3%) after a median follow-up of 8 months. Patients with AF were significantly older and tended to have more arterial hypertension. All patients with detected AF received oral anticoagulation. Although a 24-hour Holter monitoring and a week recorder were negative for AF detection, an ILR established (subclinical) AF in 1 out of 3 patients after ESUS.
Published: 2022
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13. Management of edoxaban in patients undergoing multiple procedures: a subanalysis of the EMIT-AF/VTE program

Author: M Saxena, C Von Heymann, A Santamaria, J Jin, C Chen, A Borrow, T Vanassche, M Unverdorben, and P Colonna
Subjects: Physiology (medical), Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Abstract: Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Private company. Main funding source(s): Daiichi Sankyo Background Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) or venous thromboembolism (VTE) receiving long-term direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) therapy undergo diagnostic or therapeutic procedures at a rate of approximately 10% annually. The prospective Global EMIT-AF/VTE program (Edoxaban Management in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures; NCT02950168, NCT02951039) demonstrated that physician-guided periprocedural management of the DOAC edoxaban in these patients was associated with low bleeding and thromboembolic event rates. It is unclear whether the experience of a previous (index) procedure influences the periprocedural management of subsequent procedures. Purpose To analyze differences in periprocedural edoxaban management in patients on chronic anticoagulation therapy undergoing multiple diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Methods Baseline characteristics were recorded in patients enrolled in the EMIT-AF/VTE program who underwent multiple procedures. Details of periprocedural edoxaban interruption were collected from patients who underwent two procedures of the same European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) bleeding risk level or procedural type. Only data from the index and second procedure of the same category were included in this analysis; procedures conducted less than 7 days apart were excluded. All analyses are exploratory and descriptive in nature. Results Among 227 patients who underwent multiple procedures, the most common types were vascular and gastrointestinal (GI) procedures. Patients had a mean ± standard deviation age of 72.1 ± 9.8 years, a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 3.2 ± 1.6, a HAS-BLED score of 1.9 ± 1.0, and were mostly male (67.0%). Patients who underwent low/minor risk procedures were less likely to undergo edoxaban interruption with their second procedure compared with their index procedure (Figure 1A), and the median interruption duration was shorter for the second procedure (Table 1). A second high risk procedure was associated with a higher rate of both pre- and postprocedural edoxaban interruption compared with a patient’s index procedure, but treatment resumed earlier (Figure 1B). Patients who underwent vascular procedures had a lower rate of pre- and postprocedural interruption and a shorter interruption time with their second procedure (Table 1). Conversely, patients who underwent GI procedures experienced pre- and postprocedural interruption more often for their second procedure. The median interruption duration was longer for GI procedures than for vascular procedures (Table 1). Conclusion Overall, periprocedural edoxaban interruption varied by procedural bleeding risk and type. Edoxaban interruption patterns differed between index and second procedures, indicating that periprocedural edoxaban management may be influenced by the experience of previous procedures.
Published: 2022
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14. E-book: Uit de pers gelicht 2021

Author: M. Finoulst, B. Aertgeerts, J. De Lepeleire, P. Vankrunkelsven, P.H. Meersseman, T. Vanassche, E. Van Leeuwen, T. Christiaens, M. Petrovic, G. Claessen, and I. Dehaene
Subjects: General Medicine
Published: 2022
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15. Immuungemedieerde antistofgebaseerde trombocytopenie met trombose

Author: Patrik Vankrunkelsven, Marleen Finoulst, and T. Vanassche
Subjects: business.industry, Medicine, General Medicine, business
Abstract: De Morgen, 6 april 2021: “EMA ziet dan toch verband tussen AstraZeneca-vaccin en trombose” “Er is een verband tussen het vaccin van AstraZeneca en de zeldzame combinatie van bloedstolsel en een verlaagd aantal bloedplaatjes.” Dat zegt Marco Cavaleri, hoofd vaccinatiestrategie van het Europees Geneesmiddelenbureau (EMA), in de Italiaanse media.
Published: 2021
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16. Comparative clinical prognosis of massive and non-massive pulmonary embolism: A registry-based cohort study

Author: Marc Blondon, David Jimenez, Helia Robert‐Ebadi, Jorge Del Toro, Luciano Lopez‐Jimenez, Conxita Falga, Andris Skride, Llorenç Font, Fernando Javier Vazquez, Henri Bounameaux, Manuel Monreal, Paolo Prandoni, Benjamin Brenner, Dominique Farge‐Bancel, Raquel Barba, Pierpaolo Di Micco, Laurent Bertoletti, Sebastian Schellong, Inna Tzoran, Abilio Reis, Marijan Bosevski, Radovan Malý, Peter Verhamme, Joseph A Caprini, Hanh My Bui, MD Adarraga, M Agud, J Aibar, MA Aibar, J Alfonso, C Amado, JI Arcelus, C Baeza, A Ballaz, R Barba, C Barbagelata, M Barrón, B Barrón‐Andrés, A Blanco‐Molina, E Botella, AM Camon, J Castro, MA Caudevilla, P Cerdà, L Chasco, J Criado, C de Ancos, J de Miguel, P Demelo‐Rodríguez, JA Díaz‐Peromingo, J Díez‐Sierra, R Díaz‐Simón, IM Domínguez, M Encabo, JC Escribano, C Falgá, AI Farfán, C Fernández‐Capitán, JL Fernández‐Reyes, MA Fidalgo, K Flores, C Font, I Francisco, C Gabara, F Galeano‐Valle, MA García, F García‐Bragado, MM García‐Mullor, O Gavín‐Blanco, O Gavín‐Sebastián, A Gil‐Díaz, C Gómez‐Cuervo, J González‐Martínez, E Grau, L Guirado, J Gutiérrez, L Hernández‐Blasco, L Jara‐Palomares, MJ Jaras, D Jiménez, MD Joya, I Jou, B Lacruz, R Lecumberri, J Lima, JL Lobo, H López‐Brull, L López‐Jiménez, P López‐Miguel, JJ López‐Núñez, R López‐Reyes, JB López‐Sáez, MA Lorente, A Lorenzo, M Loring, O Madridano, A Maestre, PJ Marchena, M Martín del Pozo, F Martín‐Martos, C Martínez‐Baquerizo, C Mella, M Mellado, MI Mercado, J Moisés, MV Morales, A Muñoz‐Blanco, D Muñoz‐Guglielmetti, N Muñoz‐Rivas, E Nart, JA Nieto, MJ Núñez, MC Olivares, C Ortega‐Michel, MD Ortega‐Recio, J Osorio, S Otalora, R Otero, P Parra, V Parra, JM Pedrajas, G Pellejero, A Pérez‐Jacoiste, ML Peris, D Pesántez, JA Porras, J Portillo, L Reig, A Riera‐Mestre, A Rivas, A Rodríguez‐Cobo, C Rodríguez‐Matute, J Rogado, V Rosa, CM Rubio, P Ruiz‐Artacho, N Ruiz‐Giménez, J Ruiz‐Ruiz, P Ruiz‐Sada, JC Sahuquillo, G Salgueiro, A Sampériz, JF Sánchez‐Muñoz‐Torrero, T Sancho, P Sigüenza, M Sirisi, S Soler, S Suárez, JM Suriñach, G Tiberio, MI Torres, C Tolosa, J Trujillo‐Santos, F Uresandi, E Usandizaga, R Valle, JR Vela, G Vidal, C Vilar, P Villares, C Zamora, P Gutiérrez, FJ Vázquez, T Vanassche, C Vandenbriele, P Verhamme, J Hirmerova, R Malý, E Salgado, I Benzidia, L Bertoletti, A Bura‐Riviere, B Crichi, P Debourdeau, O Espitia, D Farge‐Bancel, H Helfer, I Mahé, F Moustafa, G Poenou, S Schellong, A Braester, B Brenner, I Tzoran, M Amitrano, F Bilora, C Bortoluzzi, B Brandolin, M Ciammaichella, D Colaizzo, F Dentali, P Di Micco, E Giammarino, E Grandone, S Mangiacapra, D Mastroiacovo, R Maida, N Mumoli, F Pace, R Pesavento, F Pomero, P Prandoni, R Quintavalla, A Rocci, C Siniscalchi, A Tufano, A Visonà, N Vo Hong, B Zalunardo, RV Kalejs, K Maķe, M Ferreira, S Fonseca, F Martins, J Meireles, M Bosevski, M Zdraveska, L Mazzolai, JA Caprini, AJ Tafur, I Weinberg, H Wilkins, HM Bui, Blondon, M., Jimenez, D., Robert-Ebadi, H., Del Toro, J., Lopez-Jimenez, L., Falga, C., Skride, A., Font, L., Vazquez, F. J., Bounameaux, H., Monreal, M., Prandoni, P., Brenner, B., Farge-Bancel, D., Barba, R., Di Micco, P., Bertoletti, L., Schellong, S., Tzoran, I., Reis, A., Bosevski, M., Maly, R., Verhamme, P., Caprini, J. A., My Bui, H., Adarraga, M. D., Agud, M., Aibar, J., Aibar, M. A., Alfonso, J., Amado, C., Arcelus, J. I., Baeza, C., Ballaz, A., Barbagelata, C., Barron, M., Barron-Andres, B., Blanco-Molina, A., Botella, E., Camon, A. M., Castro, J., Caudevilla, M. A., Cerda, P., Chasco, L., Criado, J., de Ancos, C., de Miguel, J., Demelo-Rodriguez, P., Diaz-Peromingo, J. A., Diez-Sierra, J., Diaz-Simon, R., Dominguez, I. M., Encabo, M., Escribano, J. C., Farfan, A. I., Fernandez-Capitan, C., Fernandez-Reyes, J. L., Fidalgo, M. A., Flores, K., Font, C., Francisco, I., Gabara, C., Galeano-Valle, F., Garcia, M. A., Garcia-Bragado, F., Garcia-Mullor, M. M., Gavin-Blanco, O., Gavin-Sebastian, O., Gil-Diaz, A., Gomez-Cuervo, C., Gonzalez-Martinez, J., Grau, E., Guirado, L., Gutierrez, J., Hernandez-Blasco, L., Jara-Palomares, L., Jaras, M. J., Joya, M. D., Jou, I., Lacruz, B., Lecumberri, R., Lima, J., Lobo, J. L., Lopez-Brull, H., Lopez-Miguel, P., Lopez-Nunez, J. J., Lopez-Reyes, R., Lopez-Saez, J. B., Lorente, M. A., Lorenzo, A., Loring, M., Madridano, O., Maestre, A., Marchena, P. J., Martin del Pozo, M., Martin-Martos, F., Martinez-Baquerizo, C., Mella, C., Mellado, M., Mercado, M. I., Moises, J., Morales, M. V., Munoz-Blanco, A., Munoz-Guglielmetti, D., Munoz-Rivas, N., Nart, E., Nieto, J. A., Nunez, M. J., Olivares, M. C., Ortega-Michel, C., Ortega-Recio, M. D., Osorio, J., Otalora, S., Otero, R., Parra, P., Parra, V., Pedrajas, J. M., Pellejero, G., Perez-Jacoiste, A., Peris, M. L., Pesantez, D., Porras, J. A., Portillo, J., Reig, L., Riera-Mestre, A., Rivas, A., Rodriguez-Cobo, A., Rodriguez-Matute, C., Rogado, J., Rosa, V., Rubio, C. M., Ruiz-Artacho, P., Ruiz-Gimenez, N., Ruiz-Ruiz, J., Ruiz-Sada, P., Sahuquillo, J. C., Salgueiro, G., Samperiz, A., Sanchez-Munoz-Torrero, J. F., Sancho, T., Siguenza, P., Sirisi, M., Soler, S., Suarez, S., Surinach, J. M., Tiberio, G., Torres, M. I., Tolosa, C., Trujillo-Santos, J., Uresandi, F., Usandizaga, E., Valle, R., Vela, J. R., Vidal, G., Vilar, C., Villares, P., Zamora, C., Gutierrez, P., Vanassche, T., Vandenbriele, C., Hirmerova, J., Salgado, E., Benzidia, I., Bura-Riviere, A., Crichi, B., Debourdeau, P., Espitia, O., Helfer, H., Mahe, I., Moustafa, F., Poenou, G., Braester, A., Amitrano, M., Bilora, F., Bortoluzzi, C., Brandolin, B., Ciammaichella, M., Colaizzo, D., Dentali, F., Giammarino, E., Grandone, E., Mangiacapra, S., Mastroiacovo, D., Maida, R., Mumoli, N., Pace, F., Pesavento, R., Pomero, F., Quintavalla, R., Rocci, A., Siniscalchi, C., Tufano, A., Visona, A., Vo Hong, N., Zalunardo, B., Kalejs, R. V., Maie, K., Ferreira, M., Fonseca, S., Martins, F., Meireles, J., Zdraveska, M., Mazzolai, L., Tafur, A. J., Weinberg, I., Wilkins, H., and Bui, H. M.
Subjects: Registrie, medicine.medical_specialty, pulmonary embolism, Prognosi, Hemodynamics, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Cohort Studies, 03 medical and health sciences, Clinical prognosis, 0302 clinical medicine, Recurrence, Internal medicine, Case fatality rate, medicine, Humans, hemorrhage, mortality, prognosis, thrombolytic therapy, Registries, cardiovascular diseases, business.industry, Anticoagulant, Anticoagulants, Hematology, Venous Thromboembolism, Prognosis, medicine.disease, Confidence interval, Pulmonary embolism, Discontinuation, Cohort Studie, business, Venous thromboembolism, Cohort study, Human
Abstract: Aims Little is known about the prognosis of patients with massive pulmonary embolism (PE) and its risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared with non-massive PE, which may inform clinical decisions. Our aim was to compare the risk of recurrent VTE, bleeding, and mortality after massive and non-massive PE during anticoagulation and after its discontinuation. Methods and results We included all participants in the RIETE registry who suffered a symptomatic, objectively confirmed segmental or more central PE. Massive PE was defined by a systolic hypotension at clinical presentation (
Published: 2021

17. Timing and characteristics of venous thromboembolism after noncancer surgery

Author: Manuela Expósito-Ruiz, Juan Ignacio Arcelus, Joseph A. Caprini, Cristina López-Espada, Alessandra Bura-Riviere, Cristina Amado, Mónica Loring, Daniela Mastroiacovo, Manuel Monreal, Paolo Prandoni, Benjamin Brenner, Dominique Farge-Bancel, Raquel Barba, Pierpaolo Di Micco, Laurent Bertoletti, Sebastian Schellong, Inna Tzoran, Abilio Reis, Marijan Bosevski, Henri Bounameaux, Radovan Malý, Peter Verhamme, Hanh My Bui, M.D. Adarraga, M. Agud, J. Aibar, M.A. Aibar, C. Amado, J.I. Arcelus, C. Baeza, A. Ballaz, R. Barba, C. Barbagelata, M. Barrón, B. Barrón-Andrés, A. Blanco-Molina, E. Botella, A.M. Camon, S. Campos, I. Cañas, I. Casado, J. Castro, J. Criado, C. de Ancos, J. de Miguel, J. del Toro, P. Demelo-Rodríguez, C. Díaz-Pedroche, J.A. Díaz-Peromingo, J. Díez-Sierra, I.M. Domínguez, J.C. Escribano, C. Falgá, A.I. Farfán, K. Fernández de Roitegui, C. Fernández-Aracil, C. Fernández-Capitán, J.L. Fernández-Reyes, M.A. Fidalgo, K. Flores, C. Font, L. Font, I. Francisco, I. Furest, C. Gabara, F. Galeano-Valle, M.A. García, F. García-Bragado, R. García-Hernáez, A. García-Raso, O. Gavín-Sebastián, A. Gil-Díaz, C. Gómez-Cuervo, J. González-Martínez, E. Grau, M. Giménez-Suau, L. Guirado, J. Gutiérrez, L. Hernández-Blasco, E. Hernando, M. Herreros, L. Jara-Palomares, M.J. Jaras, D. Jiménez, R. Jiménez, M.D. Joya, I. Jou, A. Lalueza, R. Lecumberri, J. Lima, P. Llamas, J.L. Lobo, L. López-Jiménez, P. López-Miguel, J.J. López-Núñez, R. López-Reyes, J.B. López-Sáez, A. Lorenzo, M. Loring, O. Madridano, A. Maestre, P.J. Marchena, M. Martín del Pozo, F. Martín-Martos, C. Mella, M. Mellado, M.I. Mercado, J. Moisés, M. Monreal, M.V. Morales, A. Muñoz-Blanco, D. Muñoz-Guglielmetti, N. Muñoz-Rivas, J.A. Nieto, A. Núñez-Ares, M.J. Núñez-Fernández, B. Obispo, M.C. Olivares, J.L. Orcastegui, M.D. Ortega-Recio, J. Osorio, S. Otalora, R. Otero, D. Paredes, P. Parra, V. Parra, J.M. Pedrajas, G. Pellejero, D. Pesántez, J.A. Porras, J. Portillo, A. Riera-Mestre, A. Rivas, F. Rivera, A. Rodríguez-Cobo, C. Rodríguez-Matute, J. Rogado, V. Rosa, C.M. Rubio, P. Ruiz-Artacho, N. Ruiz-Giménez, J. Ruiz-Ruiz, P. Ruiz-Sada, J.C. Sahuquillo, G. Salgueiro, A. Sampériz, J.F. Sánchez-Muñoz-Torrero, T. Sancho, P. Sigüenza, S. Soler, J.M. Suriñach, M.I. Torres, C. Tolosa, J. Trujillo-Santos, F. Uresandi, R. Valle, J.R. Vela, G. Vidal, P. Villares, C. Zamora, P. Gutiérrez, F.J. Vázquez, T. Vanassche, C. Vandenbriele, P. Verhamme, J. Hirmerova, R. Malý, I. Benzidia, L. Bertoletti, A. Bura-Riviere, B. Crichi, P. Debourdeau, O. Espitia, D. Farge-Bancel, H. Helfer, I. Mahé, F. Moustafa, G. Poenou, S. Schellong, A. Braester, B. Brenner, I. Tzoran, F. Bilora, B. Brandolin, E. Bucherini, M. Ciammaichella, D. Colaizzo, P. Di Micco, E. Grandone, D. Marchi, D. Mastroiacovo, R. Maida, F. Pace, R. Pesavento, P. Prandoni, R. Quintavalla, N. Rinzivillo, A. Rocci, C. Siniscalchi, A. Tufano, A. Visonà, B. Zalunardo, V. Gibietis, D. Kigitovica, A. Skride, M. Ferreira, S. Fonseca, F. Martins, J. Meireles, M. Bosevski, G. Krstevski, H. Bounameaux, L. Mazzolai, J.A. Caprini, A.J. Tafur, I. Weinberg, H. Wilkins, H.M. Bui, Exposito-Ruiz, M., Arcelus, J. I., Caprini, J. A., Lopez-Espada, C., Bura-Riviere, A., Amado, C., Loring, M., Mastroiacovo, D., Monreal, M., Prandoni, P., Brenner, B., Farge-Bancel, D., Barba, R., Di Micco, P., Bertoletti, L., Schellong, S., Tzoran, I., Reis, A., Bosevski, M., Bounameaux, H., Maly, R., Verhamme, P., Bui, H. M., Adarraga, M. D., Agud, M., Aibar, J., Aibar, M. A., Baeza, C., Ballaz, A., Barbagelata, C., Barron, M., Barron-Andres, B., Blanco-Molina, A., Botella, E., Camon, A. M., Campos, S., Canas, I., Casado, I., Castro, J., Criado, J., de Ancos, C., de Miguel, J., Toro, J. D., Demelo-Rodriguez, P., Diaz-Pedroche, C., Diaz-Peromingo, J. A., Diez-Sierra, J., Dominguez, I. M., Escribano, J. C., Falga, C., Farfan, A. I., Fernandez de Roitegui, K., Fernandez-Aracil, C., Fernandez-Capitan, C., Fernandez-Reyes, J. L., Fidalgo, M. A., Flores, K., Font, C., Font, L., Francisco, I., Furest, I., Gabara, C., Galeano-Valle, F., Garcia, M. A., Garcia-Bragado, F., Garcia-Hernaez, R., Garcia-Raso, A., Gavin-Sebastian, O., Gil-Diaz, A., Gomez-Cuervo, C., Gonzalez-Martinez, J., Grau, E., Gimenez-Suau, M., Guirado, L., Gutierrez, J., Hernandez-Blasco, L., Hernando, E., Herreros, M., Jara-Palomares, L., Jaras, M. J., Jimenez, D., Jimenez, R., Joya, M. D., Jou, I., Lalueza, A., Lecumberri, R., Lima, J., Llamas, P., Lobo, J. L., Lopez-Jimenez, L., Lopez-Miguel, P., Lopez-Nunez, J. J., Lopez-Reyes, R., Lopez-Saez, J. B., Lorenzo, A., Madridano, O., Maestre, A., Marchena, P. J., Martin del Pozo, M., Martin-Martos, F., Mella, C., Mellado, M., Mercado, M. I., Moises, J., Morales, M. V., Munoz-Blanco, A., Munoz-Guglielmetti, D., Munoz-Rivas, N., Nieto, J. A., Nunez-Ares, A., Nunez-Fernandez, M. J., Obispo, B., Olivares, M. C., Orcastegui, J. L., Ortega-Recio, M. D., Osorio, J., Otalora, S., Otero, R., Paredes, D., Parra, P., Parra, V., Pedrajas, J. M., Pellejero, G., Pesantez, D., Porras, J. A., Portillo, J., Riera-Mestre, A., Rivas, A., Rivera, F., Rodriguez-Cobo, A., Rodriguez-Matute, C., Rogado, J., Rosa, V., Rubio, C. M., Ruiz-Artacho, P., Ruiz-Gimenez, N., Ruiz-Ruiz, J., Ruiz-Sada, P., Sahuquillo, J. C., Salgueiro, G., Samperiz, A., Sanchez-Munoz-Torrero, J. F., Sancho, T., Siguenza, P., Soler, S., Surinach, J. M., Torres, M. I., Tolosa, C., Trujillo-Santos, J., Uresandi, F., Valle, R., Vela, J. R., Vidal, G., Villares, P., Zamora, C., Gutierrez, P., Vazquez, F. J., Vanassche, T., Vandenbriele, C., Hirmerova, J., Benzidia, I., Crichi, B., Debourdeau, P., Espitia, O., Helfer, H., Mahe, I., Moustafa, F., Poenou, G., Braester, A., Bilora, F., Brandolin, B., Bucherini, E., Ciammaichella, M., Colaizzo, D., Grandone, E., Marchi, D., Maida, R., Pace, F., Pesavento, R., Quintavalla, R., Rinzivillo, N., Rocci, A., Siniscalchi, C., Tufano, A., Visona, A., Zalunardo, B., Gibietis, V., Kigitovica, D., Skride, A., Ferreira, M., Fonseca, S., Martins, F., Meireles, J., Krstevski, G., Mazzolai, L., Tafur, A. J., Weinberg, I., and Wilkins, H.
Subjects: Adult, Male, Registrie, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Time Factor, Duration of risk, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Drug Administration Schedule, 03 medical and health sciences, Postoperative Complications, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Deep vein thrombosi, Interquartile range, medicine, Humans, Registries, cardiovascular diseases, 030212 general & internal medicine, Aged, Venous Thrombosis, Benign disease, business.industry, Risk Factor, Incidence (epidemiology), Pulmonary embolism, Anticoagulant, Anticoagulants, Venous Thromboembolism, Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight, Middle Aged, equipment and supplies, medicine.disease, Thrombosis, Surgery, Time course, Thromboprophylaxi, Female, Postoperative Complication, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, Venous thromboembolism, Human, Surgical patients
Abstract: Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality postoperatively. The use of pharmacologic prophylaxis is effective in reducing the incidence of VTE. However, the prophylaxis is often discontinued at hospital discharge, especially for those with benign disease. The implications of this practice are not known. We assessed the data from a large, ongoing registry regarding the time course of VTE and outcomes after noncancer surgery. Methods We analyzed the RIETE (Computerized Registry on Venous Thromboembolism) registry, which includes data from consecutive patients with symptomatic confirmed VTE. In the present study, we focused on general surgical patients who had developed symptomatic postoperative VTE in the first 8 weeks after noncancer surgery. The main objective was to assess the interval between surgery and the occurrence of VTE. Additional variables included the clinical presentation associated with the event, the use of thrombosis prophylaxis, and unfavorable outcomes. Results The data from 3296 patients were analyzed. The median time from surgery to the detection of VTE was 16 days (interquartile range, 8-30 days). Of the VTE events, 77% were detected after the first postoperative week and 27% after 4 weeks. Overall, 43.9% of the patients with VTE had received pharmacologic prophylaxis after surgery for a median of 8 days (interquartile range, 5-14 days), and three quarters of the VTE events were detected after pharmacologic prophylaxis had been discontinued. Overall, 54% of the patients with VTE had presented with pulmonary embolism. For 15% of the patients, the clinical outcome was unfavorable, including 4% who had died within 90 days. Conclusions The risk of VTE after noncancer general surgery remains high for ≤2 months. More than one half of the patients had presented with symptomatic PE as the VTE event, and 15% had had unfavorable outcomes. Only 44% of these patients had received pharmacologic prophylaxis for around 1 week.
Published: 2021
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18. 023 Risk Stratification Using CHA2DS2-VASc and CHADS2 Scores in Patients With Chronic Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Receiving Aspirin With or Without Rivaroxaban: An Analysis of the COMPASS Trial

Author: Scott D. Berkowitz, P. Verhamme, J. Sen, S. Yusuf, John Varigos, K.A.A Fox, S. Fonguh, Sonia S. Anand, John W. Eikelboom, John Amerena, T. Vanassche, and Andrew Tonkin
Subjects: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Rivaroxaban, Aspirin, medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, Internal medicine, Risk stratification, Cardiology, Medicine, In patient, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, medicine.drug
Published: 2020
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19. Clinical outcomes during anticoagulant therapy in fragile patients with venous thromboembolism

Author: Farès Moustafa, Matteo Giorgi Pierfranceschi, Pierpaolo Di Micco, Eugenio Bucherini, Alicia Lorenzo, Aurora Villalobos, José A. Nieto, Beatriz Valero, Ángel L. Sampériz, Manuel Monreal, Hervé Decousus, Paolo Prandoni, Benjamin Brenner, Raquel Barba, Laurent Bertoletti, Inna Tzoran, Abilio Reis, Marijan Bosevski, Henri Bounameaux, Radovan Malý, Philip Wells, Manolis Papadakis, MD Adarraga, P Agudo, MA Aibar, M Alfonso, JI Arcelus, A Ballaz, R Barba, M Barrón, B Barrón‐Andrés, J Bascuñana, A Blanco‐Molina, I Cañas, I Casado, N Chic, R del Pozo, J del Toro, MC Díaz‐Pedroche, JA Díaz‐Peromingo, C Falgá, C Fernández‐Aracil, C Fernández‐Capitán, MA Fidalgo, C Font, L Font, P Gallego, MA García, F García‐Bragado, O Gavín, C Gómez, V Gómez, J González, E Grau, A Grimón, R Guijarro, L Guirado, J Gutiérrez, G Hernández‐Comes, L Hernández‐Blasco, L Jara‐Palomares, MJ Jaras, D Jiménez, J Jiménez, MD Joya, P Llamas, JL Lobo, P López, L López‐Jiménez, R López‐Reyes, JB López‐Sáez, MA Lorente, M Lumbierres, JM Luque, PJ Marchena, F Martín‐Martos, M Mellado, S Nieto, A Núñez, MJ Núñez, S Otalora, R Otero, JM Pedrajas, G Pérez, C Pérez‐Ductor, ML Peris, I Pons, JA Porras, O Reig, A Riera‐Mestre, D Riesco, A Rivas, M Rodríguez, MA Rodríguez‐Dávila, V Rosa, E Rosillo‐Hernández, P Ruiz‐Artacho, N Ruiz‐Giménez, JC Sahuquillo, MC Sala‐Sainz, R Sánchez‐Martínez, O Sanz, S Soler, B Sopeña, JM Suriñach, C Tolosa, MI Torres, J Troya, J Trujillo‐Santos, F Uresandi, E Usandizaga, R Valle, J Vela, L Vela, MP Vicente, B Xifre, T Vanassche, P Verhamme, HHB Yoo, P Wells, J Hirmerova, R Malý, P Dulíček, E Salgado, L Bertoletti, A Bura‐Riviere, D Farge‐Bancel, A Hij, I Mahé, A Merah, A Braester, B Brenner, I Tzoran, G Antonucci, G Barillari, F Bilora, C Bortoluzzi, B Brandolin, C Cattabiani, M Ciammaichella, N Dell'Elce, F Dentali, R Duce, E Grandone, E Imbalzano, G Lessiani, R Maida, D Mastroiacovo, F Pace, R Parisi, M Pellegrinet, R Pesavento, M Pinelli, R Poggio, P Prandoni, R Quintavalla, A Rocci, E Tiraferri, D Tonello, A Tufano, A Visonà, V Gibietis, A Skride, B Vitola, M Bosevski, M Zdraveska, H Bounameaux, L Mazzolai, RIETE Investigators, Decousus, H., Prandoni, P., Brenner, B., Barba, R., Bertoletti, L., Tzoran, I., Reis, A., Bosevski, M., Bounameaux, H., Malý, R., Wells, P., Papadakis, M., Adarraga, M.D., Agudo, P., Aibar, M.A., Alfonso, M., Arcelus, J.I., Ballaz, A., Barrón, M., Barrón-Andrés, B., Bascuñana, J., Blanco-Molina, A., Cañas, I., Casado, I., Chic, N., Del Pozo, R., Del Toro, J., Díaz-Pedroche, M.C., Díaz-Peromingo, J.A., Falgá, C., Fernández-Aracil, C., Fernández-Capitán, C., Fidalgo, M.A., Font, C., Font, L., Gallego, P., García, M.A., García-Bragado, F., Gavín, O., Gómez, C., Gómez, V., González, J., Grau, E., Grimón, A., Guijarro, R., Guirado, L., Gutiérrez, J., Hernández-Comes, G., Hernández-Blasco, L., Jara-Palomares, L., Jaras, M.J., Jiménez, D., Jiménez, J., Joya, M.D., Llamas, P., Lobo, J.L., López, P., López-Jiménez, L., López-Reyes, R., López-Sáez, J.B., Lorente, M.A., Lumbierres, M., Luque, J.M., Marchena, P.J., Martín-Martos, F., Mellado, M., Nieto, S., Núñez, A., Núñez, M.J., Otalora, S., Otero, R., Pedrajas, J.M., Pérez, G., Pérez-Ductor, C., Peris, M.L., Pons, I., Porras, J.A., Reig, O., Riera-Mestre, A., Riesco, D., Rivas, A., Rodríguez, M., Rodríguez-Dávila, M.A., Rosa, V., Rosillo-Hernández, E., Ruiz-Artacho, P., Ruiz-Giménez, N., Sahuquillo, J.C., Sala-Sainz, M.C., Sánchez-Martínez, R., Sanz, O., Soler, S., Sopeña, B., Suriñach, J.M., Tolosa, C., Torres, M.I., Troya, J., Trujillo-Santos, J., Uresandi, F., Usandizaga, E., Valle, R., Vela, J., Vela, L., Vicente, M.P., Xifre, B., Vanassche, T., Verhamme, P., Yoo, H., Hirmerova, J., Dulíček, P., Salgado, E., Bura-Riviere, A., Farge-Bancel, D., Hij, A., Mahé, I., Merah, A., Braester, A., Antonucci, G., Barillari, G., Bilora, F., Bortoluzzi, C., Brandolin, B., Cattabiani, C., Ciammaichella, M., Dell'Elce, N., Dentali, F., Duce, R., Grandone, E., Imbalzano, E., Lessiani, G., Maida, R., Mastroiacovo, D., Pace, F., Parisi, R., Pellegrinet, M., Pesavento, R., Pinelli, M., Poggio, R., Quintavalla, R., Rocci, A., Tiraferri, E., Tonello, D., Tufano, A., Visonà, A., Gibietis, V., Skride, A., Vitola, B., Zdraveska, M., Mazzolai, L., Moustafa, F., Giorgi Pierfranceschi, M., Di Micco, P., Bucherini, E., Lorenzo, A., Villalobos, A., Nieto, J. A., Valero, B., Samperiz, A. L., Monreal, M., Maly, R., Adarraga, M. D., Aibar, M. A., Arcelus, J. I., Barron, M., Barron-Andres, B., Bascunana, J., Canas, I., del Pozo, R., del Toro, J., Diaz-Pedroche, M. C., Diaz-Peromingo, J. A., Falga, C., Fernandez-Aracil, C., Fernandez-Capitan, C., Fidalgo, M. A., Garcia, M. A., Garcia-Bragado, F., Gavin, O., Gomez, C., Gomez, V., Gonzalez, J., Grimon, A., Gutierrez, J., Hernandez-Comes, G., Hernandez-Blasco, L., Jaras, M. J., Jimenez, D., Jimenez, J., Joya, M. D., Lobo, J. L., Lopez, P., Lopez-Jimenez, L., Lopez-Reyes, R., Lopez-Saez, J. B., Lorente, M. A., Luque, J. M., Marchena, P. J., Martin-Martos, F., Nunez, A., Nunez, M. J., Pedrajas, J. M., Perez, G., Perez-Ductor, C., Peris, M. L., Porras, J. A., Rodriguez, M., Rodriguez-Davila, M. A., Rosillo-Hernandez, E., Ruiz-Gimenez, N., Sahuquillo, J. C., Sala-Sainz, M. C., Sanchez-Martinez, R., Sopena, B., Surinach, J. M., Torres, M. I., Vicente, M. P., Yoo, H. H. B., Dulicek, P., Mahe, I., and Visona, A.
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, Gastrointestinal bleeding, anticoagulants, recurrence, venous thromboembolism, hemorrhage, mortality, recurrences, Renal function, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Lower risk, law.invention, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Randomized controlled trial, law, Internal medicine, medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, business.industry, anticoagulant, Retrospective cohort study, Hematology, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, Confidence interval, Surgery, Natural history, Original Article, business, Original Articles: Thrombosis
Abstract: Essentials Recent randomized trials suggested fewer bleeding events in fragile patients with VTE receiving DOACs.The frequency, clinical characteristics and outcome of these patients have not been reported in real life.Fragile patients with VTE had a higher risk for major bleeding or death and a lower risk for recurrences than non‐fragile. Background Subgroup analyses from randomized trials suggested favorable results for the direct oral anticoagulants in fragile patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE). The frequency and natural history of fragile patients with VTE have not been studied yet. Objectives To compare the clinical characteristics, treatment and outcomes during the first 3 months of anticoagulation in fragile vs non‐fragile patients with VTE. Methods Retrospective study using consecutive patients enrolled in the RIETE (Registro Informatizado Enfermedad TromboEmbolica) registry. Fragile patients were defined as those having age ≥75 years, creatinine clearance (CrCl) levels ≤50 mL/min, and/or body weight ≤50 kg. Results From January 2013 to October 2016, 15 079 patients were recruited. Of these, 6260 (42%) were fragile: 37% were aged ≥75 years, 20% had CrCl levels ≤50 mL/min, and 3.6% weighed ≤50 kg. During the first 3 months of anticoagulant therapy, fragile patients had a lower risk of VTE recurrences (0.78% vs 1.4%; adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 0.52; 95% confidence intervals [CI]: 0.37‐0.74) and a higher risk of major bleeding (2.6% vs 1.4%; adjusted OR: 1.41; 95% CI: 1.10‐1.80), gastrointestinal bleeding (0.86% vs 0.35%; adjusted OR: 1.84; 95% CI: 1.16‐2.92), haematoma (0.51% vs 0.07%; adjusted OR: 5.05; 95% CI: 2.05‐12.4), all‐cause death (9.2% vs 3.5%; adjusted OR: 2.02; 95% CI: 1.75‐2.33), or fatal PE (0.85% vs 0.35%; adjusted OR: 1.77; 95% CI: 1.10‐2.85) than the non‐fragile. Conclusions In real life, 42% of VTE patients were fragile. During anticoagulation, they had fewer VTE recurrences and more major bleeding events than the non‐fragile.
Published: 2017

20. Vitamin K Antagonists After 6 Months of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Cancer Patients with Venous Thromboembolism

Author: Chatree Chai-Adisaksopha, Alfonso Iorio, Mark A. Crowther, Javier de Miguel, Estuardo Salgado, Marija Zdraveska, Carmen Fernández-Capitán, José Antonio Nieto, Giovanni Barillari, Laurent Bertoletti, Manuel Monreal, M.A. Aibar, J.I. Arcelus, A. Ballaz, R. Barba, M. Barrón, B. Barrón-Andrés, J. Bascuñana, A. Blanco-Molina, T. Bueso, B. Calvo, G. Cañada, I. Cañas, I. Casado, A. Culla, J. de Miguel, J. del Toro, J.A. Díaz-Peromingo, C. Falgá, C. Fernández-Capitán, C. Font, L. Font, P. Gallego, F. García-Bragado, V. Gómez, J. González, E. Grau, M. Guil, L. Guirado, J. Gutiérrez, G. Hernández, L. Hernández-Blasco, V. Isern, L. Jara-Palomares, M.J. Jaras, D. Jiménez, B. Lacruz, R. Lecumberri, J.L. Lobo, L. López-Jiménez, R. López-Reyes, J.B. López-Sáez, M.A. Lorente, A. Lorenzo, O. Madridano, A. Maestre, I. Manrique-Abos, P.J. Marchena, J.M. Martín-Antorán, F. Martín-Martos, M. Monreal, M.V. Morales, R. Morillo, D. Nauffal, J.A. Nieto, S. Nieto, M.J. Núñez, M. Odriozola, S. Otalora, R. Otero, B. Pagán, J.M. Pedrajas, C. Pérez, M.L. Peris, I. Pons, J.A. Porras, L. Ramirez, A. Riera, A. Rivas, C. Rodríguez, M.A. Rodríguez-Dávila, V. Rosa, N. Ruiz-Giménez, A. Sampériz, R. Sánchez, M.C. Sala, J.C. Sahuquillo, O. Sanz, S. Soler, I. Suárez-González, J.M. Suriñach, G. Tiberio, C. Tolosa, J. Trujillo-Santos, F. Uresandi, B. Valero, R. Valle, J. Vela, M.P. Vicente, G. Vidal, V. Vilella-Tomás, J. Villalta, P.C. Malfante, T. Vanassche, P. Verhamme, P. Wells, J. Hirmerova, R. Malý, T. Tomko, G. Celis, E. Salgado, G.T. Sánchez, L. Bertoletti, A. Bura-Riviere, D. Farge-Bancel, A. Hij, I. Mahé, A. Merah, I. Quere, M. Papadakis, A. Braester, B. Brenner, I. Tzoran, A. Apollonio, G. Barillari, A. Bertone, F. Bilora, E. Bucherini, G. Candelero, M. Ciammaichella, P. Di Micco, P. Ferrazzi, E. Grandone, G. Lessiani, C. Lodigiani, D. Mastroiacovo, F. Pace, R. Pesavento, M. Pinelli, P. Prandoni, M. Rosa, L. Rota, E. Tiraferri, D. Tonello, A. Tufano, U. Venturelli, A. Visonà, B. Zalunardo, E. Drucka, D. Kigitovica, A. Skride, M.S. Sousa, M. Bosevski, M. Zdraveska, H. Bounameaux, L. Mazzolai, and J.C. Serrano
Subjects: Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Vitamin K, medicine.drug_class, Deep vein, Low molecular weight heparin, Anticoagulants, Cancer, Low-molecular-weight heparin, Thromboembolism, Warfarin, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Recurrent deep vein thrombosis, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Recurrence, Neoplasms, medicine, Humans, Registries, Propensity Score, Aged, Retrospective Studies, business.industry, Retrospective cohort study, General Medicine, Venous Thromboembolism, Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight, medicine.disease, Thrombosis, Pulmonary embolism, Surgery, Venous thrombosis, medicine.anatomical_structure, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Female, business, medicine.drug
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is the treatment of choice in cancer patients with venous thromboembolism. However, data on continuing LMWH treatment beyond 6 months remain scanty. METHODS: We used the RIETE (Registro Informatizado Enfermedad TromboEmbolica) registry to compare the rate of venous thromboembolism recurrences and major bleeding appearing beyond the first 6 months of anticoagulant therapy in cancer patients with venous thromboembolism, according to therapy with LMWH or vitamin K antagonists (VKA). We performed a propensity score-matched cohort study. RESULTS: After propensity matching, 482 cancer patients continued to receive LMWH and 482 switched to VKA. During the course of anticoagulant therapy (mean 275.5 days), 57 patients developed venous thrombosis recurrences (recurrent pulmonary embolism 26, recurrent deep vein thrombosis 29, both 2), 28 had major bleeding, 38 had nonmajor bleeding, and 129 died. No patient died of recurrent venous thrombosis, and 5 patients died of bleeding (2 were on LMWH, 3 on VKA). Patients who continued with LMWH had a similar rate of deep vein thrombosis recurrences (relative risk [RR] 1.41; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.68-2.93), pulmonary embolism recurrences (RR 0.73; 95% CI, 0.34-1.58), major bleeding (RR 0.96; 95% CI, 0.51-1.79), or nonmajor bleeding (RR 1.15; 95% CI, 0.55-2.40), compared with those who switched to VKA, but a higher mortality rate (RR 1.58; 95% CI, 1.13-2.20). CONCLUSIONS: In cancer patients with venous thromboembolism who completed 6 months of LMWH therapy, switching to VKA was associated with a similar risk of venous thrombosis recurrences or bleeding when compared with patients who continued LMWH. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Published: 2017

21. Treatment of Right Heart Thrombi Associated with Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Author: Deisy Barrios, Jeremy Chavant, David Jiménez, Laurent Bertoletti, Vladimir Rosa-Salazar, Alfonso Muriel, Alain Viallon, Carmen Fernández-Capitán, Roger D. Yusen, Manuel Monreal, Hervè Decousus, Paolo Prandoni, Benjamin Brenner, Raquel Barba, Pierpaolo Di Micco, Inna Tzoran, Abilio Reis, Marijan Bosevski, Henri Bounameaux, Radovan Malý, Philip Wells, Peter Verhamme, M.D. Adarraga, M.A. Aibar, M. Alfonso, J.I. Arcelus, P.M. Azcarate-Agüero, A. Ballaz, R. Barba, M. Barrón, B. Barrón-Andrés, J. Bascuñana, A. Blanco-Molina, G. Cañada, I. Cañas, I. Casado, N. Chic, R. del Pozo, J. del Toro, M.C. Díaz-Pedroche, J.A. Díaz-Peromingo, C. Falgá, C. Fernández-Aracil, C. Fernández-Capitán, M.A. Fidalgo, C. Font, L. Font, P. Gallego, M.A. García, F. García-Bragado, P. García-Brotons, O. Gavín, C. Gómez, V. Gómez, J. González, E. Grau, A. Grimón, L. Guirado, J. Gutiérrez, G. Hernández-Comes, L. Hernández-Blasco, L. Jara-Palomares, M.J. Jaras, D. Jiménez, J. Jiménez, M.D. Joya, P. Llamas, J.L. Lobo, P. López, L. López-Jiménez, R. López-Reyes, J.B. López-Sáez, M.A. Lorente, A. Lorenzo, J.M. Luque, P.J. Marchena, C. Martínez, F. Martín-Martos, M. Monreal, J.A. Nieto, S. Nieto, A. Núñez, M.J. Núñez, S. Otalora, R. Otero, J.M. Pedrajas, G. Pérez, C. Pérez-Ductor, M.L. Peris, I. Pons, J.A. Porras, O. Reig, A. Riera-Mestre, D. Riesco, A. Rivas, M. Rodríguez, M.A. Rodríguez-Dávila, V. Rosa, J.C. Sahuquillo, M.C. Sala-Sainz, A. Sampériz, R. Sánchez-Martínez, O. Sanz, S. Soler, B. Sopeña, J.M. Suriñach, C. Tolosa, M.I. Torres, J. Trujillo-Santos, F. Uresandi, E. Usandizaga, B. Valero, R. Valle, J. Vela, G. Vidal, C. Vilar, B. Xifre, T. Vanassche, P. Verhamme, H.H.B. Yoo, P. Wells, J. Hirmerova, R. Malý, E. Salgado, L. Bertoletti, A. Bura-Riviere, D. Farge-Bancel, A. Hij, I. Mahé, A. Merah, F. Moustafa, A. Braester, B. Brenner, I. Tzoran, G. Antonucci, G. Barillari, F. Bilora, A. Bonanome, C. Bortoluzzi, B. Brandolin, M. Ciammaichella, P. De Ciantis, F. Dentali, P. Di Micco, R. Duce, M. Giorgi-Pierfranceschi, E. Grandone, E. Imbalzano, G. Lessiani, R. Maida, D. Mastroiacovo, F. Pace, R. Parisi, R. Pesavento, M. Pinelli, R. Poggio, P. Prandoni, R. Quintavalla, A. Rocci, E. Tiraferri, D. Tonello, A. Tufano, U. Venturelli, A. Visonà, V. Gibietis, A. Skride, B. Vitola, M. Bosevski, M. Zdraveska, H. Bounameaux, and L. Mazzolai
Subjects: Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Heart Diseases, medicine.medical_treatment, Hemorrhage, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Lower risk, 03 medical and health sciences, Anticoagulation, 0302 clinical medicine, Reperfusion therapy, Recurrence, Internal medicine, Cause of Death, medicine, Humans, Thrombolytic Therapy, 030212 general & internal medicine, Propensity Score, Cause of death, Right heart thrombi, Aged, business.industry, Pulmonary embolism, Anticoagulants, Thrombosis, General Medicine, Thrombolysis, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Confidence interval, Treatment, Treatment Outcome, Propensity score matching, Cardiology, Female, business, Pulmonary Embolism
Abstract: Background Evidence-based recommendations do not adequately address the treatment of right heart thrombi in patients who present with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism. Methods This study included patients who had acute pulmonary embolism associated with right heart thrombi and participated in the Registro Informatizado de la Enfermedad TromboEmbolica registry. We assessed the effectiveness of anticoagulation versus reperfusion treatment for the outcomes of all-cause mortality, pulmonary embolism–related mortality, recurrent venous thromboembolism, and major bleeding rates through 30 days after initiation of pulmonary embolism treatment. We used propensity score matching to adjust for the likelihood of receiving reperfusion treatment. Results Of 325 patients with pulmonary embolism and right heart thrombi, 255 (78%; 95% confidence interval, 74-83) received anticoagulation and 70 (22%; 95% confidence interval, 17-26) also received reperfusion treatment. Propensity score–matched pairs analyses did not detect a statistically lower risk of all-cause death (6.2% vs 14%, P = .15) or pulmonary embolism–related mortality (4.7% vs 7.8%; P = .47) for reperfusion compared with anticoagulation. Of the patients who received reperfusion treatment, 6.2% had a recurrence during the study follow-up period, compared with 0% of those who received anticoagulation ( P = .049). The incidence of major bleeding events was not statistically different between the 2 treatment groups (3.1% vs 3.1%; P = 1.00). Conclusions In patients with pulmonary embolism and right heart thrombi, no significant difference was found between reperfusion therapy and anticoagulant therapy for mortality and bleeding. The risk of recurrences was significantly higher for reperfusion therapy compared with anticoagulation. Right heart thrombi may not warrant riskier interventions than standard anticoagulation.
Published: 2017

22. Development of a Risk Prediction Score for Occult Cancer in Patients With VTE

Author: Luis Jara-Palomares, Remedios Otero, David Jimenez, Marc Carrier, Inna Tzoran, Benjamin Brenner, Mireia Margeli, Juan Manuel Praena-Fernandez, Elvira Grandone, Manuel Monreal, Hervè Decousus, Paolo Prandoni, Raquel Barba, Pierpaolo Di Micco, Laurent Bertoletti, Abilio Reis, Marijan Bosevski, Henri Bounameaux, Radovan Malý, Philip Wells, Manolis Papadakis, M.A. Aibar, M. Alfonso, M.I. Asensio-Cruz, T. Auguet, J.I. Arcelus, R. Barba, M. Barrón, B. Barrón-Andrés, J. Bascuñana, A. Blanco-Molina, T. Bueso, I. Cañas, A. Ceausu, N. Chic, A. Culla, R. del Pozo, J. del Toro, M.C. Díaz-Pedroche, J.A. Díaz-Peromingo, M. Duffort, T. Elias-Hernández, C. Falgá, C. Fernández-Aracil, C. Fernández-Capitán, M.A. Fidalgo, C. Font, L. Font, P. Gallego, M.A. García, F. García-Bragado, M. García-Rodenas, V. Gómez, J. González, E. Grau, A. Grimón, R. Guijarro, L. Guirado, J. Gutiérrez, G. Hernández-Comes, L. Hernández-Blasco, E. Hernando-López, L. Jara-Palomares, M.J. Jaras, D. Jiménez, M.D. Joya, P. Llamas, R. Lecumberri, J.L. Lobo, L. López-Jiménez, R. López-Reyes, J.B. López-Sáez, M.A. Lorente, A. Lorenzo, A. Maestre, P.J. Marchena, M. Martín, F. Martín-Martos, M. Monreal, J.A. Nieto, S. Nieto, A. Núñez, M.J. Núñez, M. Odriozola, S. Otalora, R. Otero, A. Ovejero, J.M. Pedrajas, G. Pérez, C. Pérez-Ductor, M.L. Peris, J.A. Porras, O. Reig, A. Riera-Mestre, D. Riesco, A. Rivas, M.A. Rodríguez-Dávila, V. Rosa, P. Ruiz-Artacho, N. Ruiz-Giménez, J.C. Sahuquillo, M.C. Sala-Sainz, A. Sampériz, R. Sánchez, O. Sanz, S. Soler, B. Sopeña, J.M. Suriñach, C. Tolosa, J. Trujillo-Santos, F. Uresandi, B. Valero, R. Valle, J. Vela, P. Vicente, G. Vidal, A. Villalobos, J. Villalta, T. Vanassche, P. Verhamme, P. Wells, J. Hirmerova, R. Malý, E. Salgado, L. Bertoletti, A. Bura-Riviere, D. Farge-Bancel, A. Hij, I. Mahé, A. Merah, F. Moustafa, M. Papadakis, A. Braester, B. Brenner, I. Tzoran, G. Antonucci, G. Barillari, A. Bertone, F. Bilora, C. Bortoluzzi, M. Ciammaichella, C. Di Girolamo, P. Di Micco, R. Duce, P. Ferrazzi, M. Giorgi-Pierfranceschi, E. Grandone, C. Lodigiani, R. Maida, D. Mastroiacovo, F. Pace, R. Pesavento, M. Pinelli, R. Poggio, P. Prandoni, L. Rota, E. Tiraferri, D. Tonello, A. Tufano, A. Visonà, B. Zalunardo, E. Drucka, D. Kigitovica, A. Skride, M.S. Sousa, M. Bosevski, M. Zdraveska, H. Bounameaux, L. Mazzolai, Jara-Palomares, L., Otero, R., Jimenez, D., Carrier, M., Tzoran, I., Brenner, B., Margeli, M., Praena-Fernandez, J. M., Grandone, E., Monreal, M., Decousus, H., Prandoni, P., Barba, R., Di Micco, P., Bertoletti, L., Reis, A., Bosevski, M., Bounameaux, H., Maly, R., Wells, P., Papadakis, M., Aibar, M. A., Alfonso, M., Asensio-Cruz, M. I., Auguet, T., Arcelus, J. I., Barron, M., Barron-Andres, B., Bascunana, J., Blanco-Molina, A., Bueso, T., Canas, I., Ceausu, A., Chic, N., Culla, A., del Pozo, R., del Toro, J., Diaz-Pedroche, M. C., Diaz-Peromingo, J. A., Duffort, M., Elias-Hernandez, T., Falga, C., Fernandez-Aracil, C., Fernandez-Capitan, C., Fidalgo, M. A., Font, C., Font, L., Gallego, P., Garcia, M. A., Garcia-Bragado, F., Garcia-Rodenas, M., Gomez, V., Gonzalez, J., Grau, E., Grimon, A., Guijarro, R., Guirado, L., Gutierrez, J., Hernandez-Comes, G., Hernandez-Blasco, L., Hernando-Lopez, E., Jaras, M. J., Joya, M. D., Llamas, P., Lecumberri, R., Lobo, J. L., Lopez-Jimenez, L., Lopez-Reyes, R., Lopez-Saez, J. B., Lorente, M. A., Lorenzo, A., Maestre, A., Marchena, P. J., Martin, M., Martin-Martos, F., Nieto, J. A., Nieto, S., Nunez, A., Nunez, M. J., Odriozola, M., Otalora, S., Ovejero, A., Pedrajas, J. M., Perez, G., Perez-Ductor, C., Peris, M. L., Porras, J. A., Reig, O., Riera-Mestre, A., Riesco, D., Rivas, A., Rodriguez-Davila, M. A., Rosa, V., Ruiz-Artacho, P., Ruiz-Gimenez, N., Sahuquillo, J. C., Sala-Sainz, M. C., Samperiz, A., Sanchez, R., Sanz, O., Soler, S., Sopena, B., Surinach, J. M., Tolosa, C., Trujillo-Santos, J., Uresandi, F., Valero, B., Valle, R., Vela, J., Vicente, P., Vidal, G., Villalobos, A., Villalta, J., Vanassche, T., Verhamme, P., Hirmerova, J., Salgado, E., Bura-Riviere, A., Farge-Bancel, D., Hij, A., Mahe, I., Merah, A., Moustafa, F., Braester, A., Antonucci, G., Barillari, G., Bertone, A., Bilora, F., Bortoluzzi, C., Ciammaichella, M., Di Girolamo, C., Duce, R., Ferrazzi, P., Giorgi-Pierfranceschi, M., Lodigiani, C., Maida, R., Mastroiacovo, D., Pace, F., Pesavento, R., Pinelli, M., Poggio, R., Rota, L., Tiraferri, E., Tonello, D., Tufano, A., Visona, A., Zalunardo, B., Drucka, E., Kigitovica, D., Skride, A., Sousa, M. S., Zdraveska, M., and Mazzolai, L.
Subjects: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Lung Diseases, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Multivariate analysis, Anemia, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Risk Assessment, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Sex Factors, Internal medicine, Neoplasms, medicine, Humans, cardiovascular diseases, 030212 general & internal medicine, Registries, risk, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Thrombocytosis, Venous Thrombosis, Framingham Risk Score, business.industry, screening, Case-control study, Age Factors, Cancer, Reproducibility of Results, Venous Thromboembolism, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Pulmonary embolism, Surgery, Spain, Case-Control Studies, Surgical Procedures, Operative, Cohort, Multivariate Analysis, Female, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Risk assessment, business, Pulmonary Embolism, neoplasm
Abstract: Background The benefits of a diagnostic workup for occult cancer in patients with VTE are controversial. Our aim was to provide and validate a risk score for occult cancer in patients with VTE. Methods We designed a nested case-control study in a cohort of patients with VTE included in the RIETE (Registro Informatizado Enfermedad TromboEmbolica) registry from 2001 to 2014. Cases included cancer detected beyond the first 30 days and up to 24 months after VTE. Control subjects were defined as patients with VTE with no cancer in the same period. Results Of 5,863 eligible patients, 444 (7.6%; 95% CI, 6.8%-8.2%) were diagnosed with occult cancer. On multivariable analysis, variables selected were male sex, age > 70 years, chronic lung disease, anemia, elevated platelet count, prior VTE, and recent surgery. We built a risk score assigning points to each variable. Internal validity was confirmed using bootstrap analysis. The proportion of patients with cancer who scored ≤ 2 points was 5.8% (241 of 4,150) and that proportion in those who scored ≥ 3 points was 12% (203 of 1,713). We also identified scores divided by sex and age subgroups. Conclusions This is the first risk score that has identified patients with VTE who are at increased risk for occult cancer. Our score needs to be externally validated.
Published: 2016

23. DVT Management and Outcome Trends, 2001 to 2014

Author: Raquel Morillo, David Jiménez, Miguel Ángel Aibar, Daniela Mastroiacovo, Philip S. Wells, Ángel Sampériz, Marta Saraiva de Sousa, Alfonso Muriel, Roger D. Yusen, Manuel Monreal, Hervè Decousus, Paolo Prandoni, Benjamin Brenner, Raquel Barba, Pierpaolo Di Micco, Laurent Bertoletti, Sebastian Schellong, Inna Tzoran, Abilio Reis, Marijan Bosevski, Henri Bounameaux, Radovan Malý, Philip Wells, Manolis Papadakis, P. Agudo, M.A. Aibar, M. Akasbi, M. Alcalde-Manero, V. Andújar, J.I. Arcelus, A. Ballaz, R. Barba, M. Barrón, B. Barrón-Andrés, J. Bascuñana, A. Blanco-Molina, I. Cañas, I. Casado, J. de Miguel, J. del Toro, S. Díaz, J.A. Díaz-Peromingo, C. Falgá, C. Fernández-Capitán, C. Font, L. Font, P. Gallego, F. García-Bragado, M. García-Rodenas, V. Gómez, C.J. González, E. Grau, L. Guirado, J. Gutiérrez, G. Hernández, L. Hernández-Blasco, V. Isern, L. Jara-Palomares, M.J. Jaras, D. Jiménez, J.L. Lobo, L. López-Jiménez, R. López-Reyes, J.B. López-Sáez, M.A. Lorente, A. Lorenzo, O. Madridano, A. Maestre, P.J. Marchena, M. Martín, J.M. Martín-Antorán, F. Martín-Martos, M. Monreal, M.V. Morales, D. Nauffal, J.A. Nieto, S. Nieto, M.J. Núñez, C. Orbegoso, S. Otalora, R. Otero, B. Pagán, J.M. Pedrajas, C. Pérez, G. Pérez, M.L. Peris, I. Pons, J.A. Porras, O. Reig, A. Riera-Mestre, A. Rivas, C. Rodríguez, M.A. Rodríguez-Dávila, V. Rosa, A.S. Rosa-Murillo, N. Ruiz-Giménez, J.C. Sahuquillo, M.C. Sala, A. Sampériz, R. Sánchez, O. Sanz, S. Soler, J.M. Suriñach, C. Tolosa, J. Trujillo-Santos, F. Uresandi, B. Valero, R. Valle, J. Vela, G. Vidal, C. Vilar, J. Villalta, B. Xifre, T. Vanassche, P. Verhamme, P. Wells, J. Hirmerova, R. Malý, T. Tomko, G. Celis, E. Salgado, G.T. Sánchez, L. Bertoletti, A. Bura-Riviere, D. Farge-Bancel, A. Hij, I. Mahé, A. Merah, I. Quere, M. Papadakis, A. Braester, B. Brenner, I. Tzoran, A. Apollonio, G. Barillari, A. Bertone, F. Bilora, E. Bucherini, M. Ciammaichella, P. De Ciantis, F. Dentali, P. Di Micco, R. Duce, P. Ferrazzi, E. Grandone, G. Lessiani, C. Lodigiani, D. Mastroiacovo, F. Pace, R. Pesavento, M. Pinelli, R. Poggio, P. Prandoni, M. Rosa, L. Rota, E. Tiraferri, D. Tonello, A. Tufano, U. Venturelli, A. Visonà, B. Zalunardo, E. Drucka, D. Kigitovica, A. Skride, A. Mafalda, J.L. Ribeiro, M.S. Sousa, M. Bosevski, M. Zdraveska, H. Bounameaux, L. Mazzolai, Morillo, R., Jimenez, D., Aibar, M. A., Mastroiacovo, D., Wells, P. S., Samperiz, A., Saraiva de Sousa, M., Muriel, A., Yusen, R. D., Monreal, M., Decousus, H., Prandoni, P., Brenner, B., Barba, R., Di Micco, P., Bertoletti, L., Schellong, S., Tzoran, I., Reis, A., Bosevski, M., Bounameaux, H., Maly, R., Wells, P., Papadakis, M., Agudo, P., Akasbi, M., Alcalde-Manero, M., Andujar, V., Arcelus, J. I., Ballaz, A., Barron, M., Barron-Andres, B., Bascunana, J., Blanco-Molina, A., Canas, I., Casado, I., de Miguel, J., del Toro, J., Diaz, S., Diaz-Peromingo, J. A., Falga, C., Fernandez-Capitan, C., Font, C., Font, L., Gallego, P., Garcia-Bragado, F., Garcia-Rodenas, M., Gomez, V., Gonzalez, C. J., Grau, E., Guirado, L., Gutierrez, J., Hernandez, G., Hernandez-Blasco, L., Isern, V., Jara-Palomares, L., Jaras, M. J., Lobo, J. L., Lopez-Jimenez, L., Lopez-Reyes, R., Lopez-Saez, J. B., Lorente, M. A., Lorenzo, A., Madridano, O., Maestre, A., Marchena, P. J., Martin, M., Martin-Antoran, J. M., Martin-Martos, F., Morales, M. V., Nauffal, D., Nieto, J. A., Nieto, S., Nunez, M. J., Orbegoso, C., Otalora, S., Otero, R., Pagan, B., Pedrajas, J. M., Perez, C., Perez, G., Peris, M. L., Pons, I., Porras, J. A., Reig, O., Riera-Mestre, A., Rivas, A., Rodriguez, C., Rodriguez-Davila, M. A., Rosa, V., Rosa-Murillo, A. S., Ruiz-Gimenez, N., Sahuquillo, J. C., Sala, M. C., Sanchez, R., Sanz, O., Soler, S., Surinach, J. M., Tolosa, C., Trujillo-Santos, J., Uresandi, F., Valero, B., Valle, R., Vela, J., Vidal, G., Vilar, C., Villalta, J., Xifre, B., Vanassche, T., Verhamme, P., Hirmerova, J., Tomko, T., Celis, G., Salgado, E., Sanchez, G. T., Bura-Riviere, A., Farge-Bancel, D., Hij, A., Mahe, I., Merah, A., Quere, I., Braester, A., Apollonio, A., Barillari, G., Bertone, A., Bilora, F., Bucherini, E., Ciammaichella, M., De Ciantis, P., Dentali, F., Duce, R., Ferrazzi, P., Grandone, E., Lessiani, G., Lodigiani, C., Pace, F., Pesavento, R., Pinelli, M., Poggio, R., Rosa, M., Rota, L., Tiraferri, E., Tonello, D., Tufano, A., Venturelli, U., Visona, A., Zalunardo, B., Drucka, E., Kigitovica, D., Skride, A., Mafalda, A., Ribeiro, J. L., Sousa, M. S., Zdraveska, M., and Mazzolai, L.
Subjects: Adult, Male, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, medicine.medical_specialty, Vena Cava Filters, Hemorrhage, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Rate ratio, survival, Cohort Studies, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Cause of Death, medicine, Humans, Thrombolytic Therapy, Registries, 030212 general & internal medicine, Mortality, Population Growth, Intensive care medicine, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Aged, 80 and over, Venous Thrombosis, business.industry, Anticoagulants, Disease Management, Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight, Length of Stay, Middle Aged, Prognosis, medicine.disease, Pulmonary embolism, Emergency medicine, Female, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, Venous thromboembolism, Hospital stay, DVT, prognosi
Abstract: Background A comprehensive evaluation of temporal trends in the treatment of patients who have DVT may assist with identification of modifiable factors that contribute to short-term outcomes. Methods We assessed temporal trends in length of hospital stay and use of pharmacological and interventional therapies among 26,695 adults with DVT enrolled in the Registro Informatizado de la Enfermedad TromboEmbólica registry between 2001 and 2014. We also examined temporal trends in risk-adjusted rates of all-cause, pulmonary embolism-related, and bleeding-related death to 30 days after diagnosis. Results The mean length of hospital stay decreased from 9.0 days in 2001 to 2005 to 7.6 days in 2010 to 2014 (P
Published: 2016

24. A prognostic score to identify low-risk outpatients with acute deep vein thrombosis in the upper extremity

Author: V. Rosa‐Salazar, J. Trujillo‐Santos, J.A. Díaz Peromingo, A. Apollonio, O. Sanz, R. Malý, F.J. Muñoz‐Rodriguez, J.C. Serrano, S. Soler, M. Monreal, H. Decousus, P. Prandoni, B. Brenner, R. Barba, P. Di Micco, L. Bertoletti, S. Schellong, I. Tzoran, A. Reis, M. Bosevski, H. Bounameaux, P. Wells, M. Papadakis, M.D. Adarraga, A. Alibalic, A. Alvarado‐Faria, J.I. Arcelus, T. Auguet, A. Ballaz, M. Barrón, B. Barrón‐Andrés, J. Bascuñana, J.F. Benítez, A. Blanco‐Molina, T. Bueso, A. Cañas, A. Casado, N. Castejón‐Pina, E.L. Chaves, F del Molino, J del Toro, C. Falgá, C. Fernández‐Capitán, L. Font, P. Gallego, F. García‐Bragado, A. García‐Ortega, V. Gómez, J. González, D. González‐Marcano, E. Grau, R. Guijarro, M. Guil, L. Guirado, J. Gutiérrez‐Guisado, L. Hernández‐Blasco, L. Jara‐Palomares, M.J. Jaras, D. Jiménez, R. Jiménez, B. Lacruz, R. Lecumberri, J.L. Lobo, L. López‐Jiménez, L. López‐Montes, R. López‐Reyes, J.B. López‐Sáez, M.A. Lorente, A. Lorenzo, O. Madridano, A. Maestre, P.J. Marchena, J.M. Martín‐Antorán, F. Martín‐Martos, M.V. Morales, D. Nauffal, J.A. Nieto, M.J. Núñez, S. Otalora, R. Otero, B. Pagán, J.M. Pedrajas, M.L. Peris, I. Pons, J.A. Porras, A. Riera‐Mestre, A. Rivas, M.A. Rodríguez‐Dávila, N. Ruiz‐Giménez, P. Sabio, A. Sampériz, R. Sánchez, M.J. Soto, J.M. Suriñach, G. Tiberio, R. Tirado, C. Tolosa, F. Uresandi, B. Valero, R. Valle, J. Vela, A. Villalobos, J. Villalta, P. Malfante, P. Verhamme, T. Vanassche, T. Tomko, J. Hirmerova, A. Bura‐Riviere, D. Farge‐Bancel, A. Hij, I. Mahe, A. Merah, F. Moustafa, I. Quere, D. Babalis, I. Tzinieris, A. Braester, G. Barillari, E. Bucherini, J. Campodomico, M. Ciammaichella, P. Ferrazzi, R. Maida, F. Pace, S. Pasca, R. Pesavento, C. Piovella, L. Rota, E. Tiraferri, A. Tufano, A. Visonà, A. Skride, A. Belovs, M. Moreira, J.L. Ribeiro, M.S. Sousa, A. Alatri, L. Calanca, L. Mazzolai, Rosa-Salazar, V., Trujillo-Santos, J., Diaz Peromingo, J. A., Apollonio, A., Sanz, O., Maly, R., Munoz-Rodriguez, F. J., Serrano, J. C., Soler, S., Monreal, M., Decousus, H., Prandoni, P., Brenner, B., Barba, R., Di Micco, P., Bertoletti, L., Schellong, S., Tzoran, I., Reis, A., Bosevski, M., Bounameaux, H., Wells, P., Papadakis, M., Adarraga, M. D., Alibalic, A., Alvarado-Faria, A., Arcelus, J. I., Auguet, T., Ballaz, A., Barron, M., Barron-Andres, B., Bascunana, J., Benitez, J. F., Blanco-Molina, A., Bueso, T., Canas, A., Casado, A., Castejon-Pina, N., Chaves, E. L., del Molino, F., del Toro, J., Diaz, J. A., Falga, C., Fernandez-Capitan, C., Font, L., Gallego, P., Garcia-Bragado, F., Garcia-Ortega, A., Gomez, V., Gonzalez, J., Gonzalez-Marcano, D., Grau, E., Guijarro, R., Guil, M., Guirado, L., Gutierrez-Guisado, J., Hernandez-Blasco, L., Jara-Palomares, L., Jaras, M. J., Jimenez, D., Jimenez, R., Lacruz, B., Lecumberri, R., Lobo, J. L., Lopez-Jimenez, L., Lopez-Montes, L., Lopez-Reyes, R., Lopez-Saez, J. B., Lorente, M. A., Lorenzo, A., Madridano, O., Maestre, A., Marchena, P. J., Martin-Antoran, J. M., Martin-Martos, F., Montreal, M., Morales, M. V., Nauffal, D., Nieto, J. A., Nunez, M. J., Otalora, S., Otero, R., Pagan, B., Pedrajas, J. M., Peris, M. L., Pons, I., Porras, J. A., Riera-Mestre, A., Rivas, A., Rodriguez-Davila, M. A., Ruiz-Gimenez, N., Sabio, P., Samperiz, A., Sanchez, R., Soto, M. J., Surinach, J. M., Tiberio, G., Tirado, R., Tolosa, C., Uresandi, F., Valero, B., Valle, R., Vela, J., Villalobos, A., Verhamme, P., Tomko, T., Villalta, J., Malfante, P., Mahe, I., Vanassche, T., Moustafa, F., Babalis, D., Hirmerova, J., Barillari, G., Bucherini, E., Farge-Bance, D., Ciammaichella, M., Ferrazzi, P., Maida, R., Pace, F., Quere, I., Pesavento, R., Piovella, C., Rota, L., Tzinieris, I., Tufano, A., Skride, A., Moreira, M., Ribeiro, J. L., Alatri, A., Calanca, L., Visona, A., Belovs, A., Sousa, M. S., Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier] (CHRU Montpellier), Caractéristiques féminines des dysfonctions des interfaces cardio-vasculaires (EA 2992), and Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)-Université de Montpellier (UM)
Subjects: Adult, Male, Canada, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Upper extremity, Deep vein, Renal function, Hemorrhage, Risk Assessment, deep vein thrombosis, Decision Support Techniques, Hospital, Predictive Value of Tests, Risk Factors, Deep vein thrombosi, Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis, Humans, Medicine, Registries, Israel, Adverse effect, Anticoagulant therapy, Aged, Outcome, Deep vein thrombosis, Outpatients, Anticoagulants, Europe, Female, Middle Aged, Pulmonary Embolism, South America, Treatment Outcome, business.industry, Cancer, Outpatient, [SDV.MHEP.HEM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Hematology, Hematology, medicine.disease, Thrombosis, Confidence interval, 3. Good health, Pulmonary embolism, Surgery, outpatients, medicine.anatomical_structure, Heart failure, business
Abstract: International audience; BACKGROUND:No studies have identified which patients with upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are at low risk for adverse events within the first week of therapy.METHODS:We used data from Registro Informatizado de la Enfermedad TromboEmbólica to explore in patients with upper-extremity DVT a prognostic score that correctly identified patients with lower limb DVT at low risk for pulmonary embolism, major bleeding, or death within the first week.RESULTS:As of December 2014, 1135 outpatients with upper-extremity DVT were recruited. Of these, 515 (45%) were treated at home. During the first week, three patients (0.26%) experienced pulmonary embolism, two (0.18%) had major bleeding, and four (0.35%) died. We assigned 1 point to patients with chronic heart failure, creatinine clearance levels 30-60 mL min(-1) , recent bleeding, abnormal platelet count, recent immobility, or cancer without metastases; 2 points to those with metastatic cancer; and 3 points to those with creatinine clearance levels < 30 mL min(-1) . Overall, 759 (67%) patients scored ≤ 1 point and were considered to be at low risk. The rate of the composite outcome within the first week was 0.26% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.004-0.87) in patients at low risk and 1.86% (95% CI 0.81-3.68) in the remaining patients. C-statistics was 0.73 (95% CI 0.57-0.88). Net reclassification improvement was 22%, and integrated discrimination improvement was 0.0055.CONCLUSIONS:Using six easily available variables, we identified outpatients with upper-extremity DVT at low risk for adverse events within the first week. These data may help to safely treat more patients at home.
Published: 2015
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25. Outcome of Patients with Venous Thromboembolism and Factor V Leiden or Prothrombin 20210 Carrier Mutations During the Course of Anticoagulation

Author: Inna Tzoran, Manolis Papadakis, Benjamin Brenner, Ángeles Fidalgo, Agustina Rivas, Philip S. Wells, Olga Gavín, María Dolores Adarraga, Farès Moustafa, Manuel Monreal, Hervé Decousus, Paolo Prandoni, Raquel Barba, Pierpaolo Di Micco, Laurent Bertoletti, Abilio Reis, Marijan Bosevski, Henri Bounameaux, Radovan Malý, Philip Wells, M.D. Adarraga, M.A. Aibar, M. Alfonso, J.I. Arcelus, R. Barba, M. Barrón, B. Barrón-Andrés, J. Bascuñana, A. Blanco-Molina, T. Bueso, G. Cañada, I. Cañas, N. Chic, R. del Pozo, J. del Toro, M.C. Díaz-Pedroche, J.A. Díaz-Peromingo, C. Falgá, C. Fernández-Capitán, M.A. Fidalgo, C. Font, L. Font, P. Gallego, A. García, M.A. García, F. García-Bragado, P. García-Brotons, O. Gavín, C. Gómez, V. Gómez, J. González, D. González-Marcano, E. Grau, A. Grimón, R. Guijarro, J. Gutiérrez, G. Hernández-Comes, L. Hernández-Blasco, M.J. Hermosa-Los Arcos, L. Jara-Palomares, M.J. Jaras, D. Jiménez, M.D. Joya, P. Llamas, R. Lecumberri, J.L. Lobo, P. López, L. López-Jiménez, R. López-Reyes, J.B. López-Sáez, M.A. Lorente, A. Lorenzo, A. Maestre, P.J. Marchena, F. Martín-Martos, M. Monreal, J.A. Nieto, S. Nieto, A. Núñez, M.J. Núñez, M. Odriozola, R. Otero, J.M. Pedrajas, G. Pérez, C. Pérez-Ductor, M.L. Peris, J.A. Porras, O. Reig, A. Riera-Mestre, D. Riesco, A. Rivas, C. Rodríguez, M.A. Rodríguez-Dávila, V. Rosa, N. Ruiz-Giménez, J.C. Sahuquillo, M.C. Sala-Sainz, A. Sampériz, R. Sánchez-Martínez, R. Sánchez Simón-Talero, O. Sanz, S. Soler, J.M. Suriñach, M.I. Torres, J. Trujillo-Santos, F. Uresandi, B. Valero, R. Valle, J. Vela, M.P. Vicente, A. Villalobos, T. Vanassche, P. Verhamme, P. Wells, J. Hirmerova, R. Malý, T. Tomko, G. del Pozo, E. Salgado, G.T. Sánchez, L. Bertoletti, A. Bura-Riviere, I. Mahé, A. Merah, F. Moustafa, M. Papadakis, A. Braester, B. Brenner, I. Tzoran, G. Antonucci, G. Barillari, F. Bilora, C. Bortoluzzi, C. Cattabiani, M. Ciammaichella, J. Di Biase, P. Di Micco, R. Duce, P. Ferrazzi, M. Giorgi-Pierfranceschi, E. Grandone, E. Imbalzano, C. Lodigiani, R. Maida, D. Mastroiacovo, F. Pace, R. Pesavento, M. Pinelli, R. Poggio, P. Prandoni, L. Rota, E. Tiraferri, D. Tonello, A. Tufano, A. Visonà, B. Zalunardo, V. Gibietis, A. Skride, B. Vitola, P. Monteiro, J.L. Ribeiro, M.S. Sousa, M. Bosevski, M. Zdraveska, H. Bounameaux, L. Calanca, A. Erdmann, L. Mazzolai, Tzoran, I., Papadakis, M., Brenner, B., Fidalgo, A., Rivas, A., Wells, P. S., Gavin, O., Adarraga, M. D., Moustafa, F., Monreal, M., Decousus, H., Prandoni, P., Barba, R., Di Micco, P., Bertoletti, L., Reis, A., Bosevski, M., Bounameaux, H., Maly, R., Wells, P., Aibar, M. A., Alfonso, M., Arcelus, J. I., Barron, M., Barron-Andres, B., Bascunana, J., Blanco-Molina, A., Bueso, T., Canada, G., Canas, I., Chic, N., del Pozo, R., del Toro, J., Diaz-Pedroche, M. C., Diaz-Peromingo, J. A., Falga, C., Fernandez-Capitan, C., Fidalgo, M. A., Font, C., Font, L., Gallego, P., Garcia, A., Garcia, M. A., Garcia-Bragado, F., Garcia-Brotons, P., Gomez, C., Gomez, V., Gonzalez, J., Gonzalez-Marcano, D., Grau, E., Grimon, A., Guijarro, R., Gutierrez, J., Hernandez-Comes, G., Hernandez-Blasco, L., Hermosa-Los Arcos, M. J., Jara-Palomares, L., Jaras, M. J., Jimenez, D., Joya, M. D., Llamas, P., Lecumberri, R., Lobo, J. L., Lopez, P., Lopez-Jimenez, L., Lopez-Reyes, R., Lopez-Saez, J. B., Lorente, M. A., Lorenzo, A., Maestre, A., Marchena, P. J., Martin-Martos, F., Nieto, J. A., Nieto, S., Nunez, A., Nunez, M. J., Odriozola, M., Otero, R., Pedrajas, J. M., Perez, G., Perez-Ductor, C., Peris, M. L., Porras, J. A., Reig, O., Riera-Mestre, A., Riesco, D., Rodriguez, C., Rodriguez-Davila, M. A., Rosa, V., Ruiz-Gimenez, N., Sahuquillo, J. C., Sala-Sainz, M. C., Samperiz, A., Sanchez-Martinez, R., Sanchez Simon-Talero, R., Sanz, O., Soler, S., Surinach, J. M., Torres, M. I., Trujillo-Santos, J., Uresandi, F., Valero, B., Valle, R., Vela, J., Vicente, M. P., Villalobos, A., Vanassche, T., Verhamme, P., Hirmerova, J., Tomko, T., del Pozo, G., Salgado, E., Sanchez, G. T., Bura-Riviere, A., Mahe, I., Merah, A., Braester, A., Antonucci, G., Barillari, G., Bilora, F., Bortoluzzi, C., Cattabiani, C., Ciammaichella, M., Di Biase, J., Duce, R., Ferrazzi, P., Giorgi-Pierfranceschi, M., Grandone, E., Imbalzano, E., Lodigiani, C., Maida, R., Mastroiacovo, D., Pace, F., Pesavento, R., Pinelli, M., Poggio, R., Rota, L., Tiraferri, E., Tonello, D., Tufano, A., Visona, A., Zalunardo, B., Gibietis, V., Skride, A., Vitola, B., Monteiro, P., Ribeiro, J. L., Sousa, M. S., Zdraveska, M., Calanca, L., Erdmann, A., and Mazzolai, L.
Subjects: Male, Heterozygote, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.drug_class, Low molecular weight heparin, Hemorrhage, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Gene mutation, Thrombophilia, Gastroenterology, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, medicine, Factor V Leiden, Humans, Anticoagulant therapy, Activated Protein C Resistance, Rivaroxaban, biology, business.industry, Bleeding, Factor V, Anticoagulants, General Medicine, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Surgery, Treatment Outcome, Mutation, biology.protein, Prothrombin G20210A, Female, Prothrombin, Activated protein C resistance, business, Venous thromboembolism, 030215 immunology, medicine.drug
Abstract: Background Individuals with factor V Leiden or prothrombin G20210A mutations are at a higher risk to develop venous thromboembolism. However, the influence of these polymorphisms on patient outcome during anticoagulant therapy has not been consistently explored. Methods We used the Registro Informatizado de Enfermedad TromboEmbolica database to compare rates of venous thromboembolism recurrence and bleeding events occurring during the anticoagulation course in factor V Leiden carriers, prothrombin mutation carriers, and noncarriers. Results Between March 2001 and December 2015, 10,139 patients underwent thrombophilia testing. Of these, 1384 were factor V Leiden carriers, 1115 were prothrombin mutation carriers, and 7640 were noncarriers. During the anticoagulation course, 160 patients developed recurrent deep vein thrombosis and 94 patients developed pulmonary embolism (16 died); 154 patients had major bleeding (10 died), and 291 patients had nonmajor bleeding. On multivariable analysis, factor V Leiden carriers had a similar rate of venous thromboembolism recurrence (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 1.16; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.82-1.64), half the rate of major bleeding (adjusted HR, 0.50; 95% CI, 0.25-0.99) and a nonsignificantly lower rate of nonmajor bleeding (adjusted HR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.43-1.01) than noncarriers. Prothrombin mutation carriers and noncarriers had a comparable rate of venous thromboembolism recurrence (adjusted HR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.68-1.48), major bleeding (adjusted HR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.42-1.34), and nonmajor bleeding events (adjusted HR, 1.10; 95% CI, 0.77-1.57). Conclusions During the anticoagulation course, factor V Leiden carriers had a similar risk for venous thromboembolism recurrence and half the risk for major bleeding compared with noncarriers. This finding may contribute to decision-making regarding anticoagulation duration in selected factor V Leiden carriers with venous thromboembolism.
Published: 2017
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26. Part 2: Answer: Haemorrhagic mesenteric cyst

Author: I Pilate, M Ruppert, T Vanassche, and F M Vanhoenacker
Subjects: Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Mesenteric cyst, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, General Medicine, Anatomy, Fibrous tissue, medicine.disease, Cyst wall, Lesion, Cystic lesion, medicine.anatomical_structure, Retroperitoneal structures, Etiology, Medicine, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, medicine.symptom, business, Mesentery
Abstract: The lesion was surgically removed. At microscopic analysis, the cyst wall contained fibrous tissue without an epithelial lining, consistent with a haemorrhagic mesenteric cyst of non-neoplastic origin (non-pancreatic pseudocyst). Mesenteric cysts form a heterogeneous group of rare intra-abdominal cystic lesions, situated in or near the mesentery and without connection to retroperitoneal structures. Incidence varies from 1/20 000 to 1/100 000 hospital admissions according to the age of the patient, with more frequent diagnosis in younger patients.1 Various classifications have been proposed based on the aetiology of the cystic structure, distinguishing embryonic and developmental cysts from lesions of traumatic, neoplastic and infectious origin. As most of these older classifications are confusing, the current classification of mesenteric cysts is essentially based on histopathological characteristics of the tissue or structure from which they derive.2 Cysts …
Published: 2010
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27. A rare cause of acute abdominal pain in a young kickboxer

Author: I Pilate, M Ruppert, T Vanassche, and F M Vanhoenacker
Subjects: Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Mesenteric Cyst, Adolescent, business.industry, General surgery, Acute abdominal pain, Hemorrhage, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, General Medicine, Boxing, Abdominal Pain, Text mining, medicine, Humans, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Human medicine, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, business, Ultrasonography
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28. Retinal vessel analysis to assess microvascular function in the healthy eye: A systematic review on the response to acute physiological and pathological stressors.

Author: Van Eijgen J, Van Winckel L, Hanssen H, Kotliar K, Vanassche T, Van Craenenbroeck EM, Cornelissen V, Van Craenenbroeck AH, Jones E, and Stalmans I
Abstract: The retina allows noninvasive in vivo assessment of the microcirculation. Autoregulation of the retinal microvasculature meets the changing requirements of local metabolic demand and maintains adequate blood flow. Analysis of the retinal vascular reactivity contributes to the understanding of regulatory physiology and its relationship to the systemic microcirculation. We conducted a literature review on the effect of different acute stimuli onto the retinal vasculature was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. A literature search between 1-1-2005 and 17-10-2022 was performed in Medline, Embase, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library. We report the retinal vascular behavior of healthy individuals in response to both physiological and pathological stressors in 106 included articles. We provide ables of methodological characteristics for each stressor. Hypoxia, hypercapnia, high altitude, flicker light stimulation, rise of core temperature, blood pressure lowering, and the condition immediately after endurance exercise associate with larger retinal vessels. Hyperoxia, hypocapnia, blood pressure rise (Bayliss effect), and the condition during isometric exercise associate with smaller retinal vessels. The retinal vasculature is highly reactive to physiological and pathological stressors. This autoregulatory capacity is hypothesized to be a source of biomarkers for vascular health. Dynamic and static retinal vessel analysis are noninvasive methods to assess this (micro)vascular function. Exploring its diagnostic potential and application into clinical practice requires the development of standardized assessment methods, for which some recommendations are made., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2024
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29. Apixaban plasma levels in patients with HeartMate 3 support.

Author: Van Edom CJ, Cools B, Droogné W, Jacobs S, Van Puyvelde J, Vlasselaers D, Vanassche T, and Meyns B
Abstract: Background: Apixaban is increasingly used instead of vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) for long-term anticoagulation during HeartMate 3 (HM3) support. However, data on its pharmacokinetics in this context is lacking. We present real-world data on apixaban levels and outcomes in adult and pediatric HM3 patients, and evaluate our dosing strategy based on plasma sampling., Methods: Since June-2023, all new HM3 recipients were initiated on apixaban. Additionally, hospitalized adult HM3 patients were transitioned from VKA to apixaban. Trough apixaban levels were measured in all patients, and dose adjustment was considered to exceed 50ng/ml., Results: This retrospective study includes 34 HM3 patients, 4 pediatric (all primary use) and 30 adult patients (16 primary use). In primary use, apixaban was started at median of 14 (interquartile range [IQR]: 11-16, pediatric) and 11 (IQR: 6-13, adult) days postoperatively. No major coagulopathic events occurred during an overall follow-up of 3,191 patient-days. Six minor bleeding events occurred (0.69 events per patient-year), mostly (67%) during dual therapy with aspirin. Fourteen patients had dose adjustment; median trough and peak levels on final dosage were 73 (IQR: 50-92) and 179 (IQR: 133-242) ng/ml in the pediatric group and 109 (IQR: 83-144) and 176 (IQR: 134-228) ng/ml in the adult cohort, respectively. Inter- and intraindividual variation in apixaban peak levels was considerable, while trough levels showed less variability., Conclusions: With a dosing strategy to target trough apixaban levels of >50ng/ml, there were no thrombotic events during a follow-up of 3,191 patient-days (of which 820 patient-days in children). We observed no major, and only few non-major bleeds, mainly in patients concomitantly taking aspirin., (Copyright © 2024 International Society for the Heart and Lung Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2024
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30. Endovascular Management of Thrombosed Cavoportal Anastomosis After Liver Transplantation Using Catheter Directed Thrombolysis and Stent Placement: A Case Report.

Author: Bonne L, Van Malenstein H, Verhamme P, Monbaliu D, Verslype C, Barriga MS, Van der Merwe S, Vanassche T, Pirenne J, and Maleux G
Subjects: Humans, Aged, Male, Anastomosis, Surgical, Thrombosis etiology, Thrombosis surgery, Thrombosis therapy, Endovascular Procedures, Liver Transplantation, Stents, Vena Cava, Inferior surgery, Portal Vein surgery, Thrombolytic Therapy methods
Abstract: Cavoportal hemitransposition (CPHT) is a rarely performed treatment technique in liver transplantation in cases of extensive splanchnic thrombosis, in which the inferior vena cava of the recipient is used to perfuse the portal vein of the allograft. A case of a 65-year-old liver transplantation patient with an acutely thrombosed cavoportal anastomosis is presented. After unsuccessful medical treatment, recanalization was obtained with transfemoral catheter directed thrombolysis, angioplasty and stent placement. Although this type of treatment has been extensively documented for the management of portal anastomotic problems after orthotopic liver transplantation, data on its application in modified transplantation techniques including CPHT are rare. This technique provides a minimally invasive treatment option in CPHT patients with cavoportal anastomotic problems, who might otherwise require complex surgical repair or retransplantation., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2024
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31. WITHDRAWN: Proteogenomic analyses identify coagulation factor XI as a thromboinflammatory mediator of long COVID.

Author: Schuermans A, Verstraete A, Lammi V, Nakanishi T, Ardissino M, Van den Eynde J, Sun BB, Georgakis MK, Van Weyenbergh J, Lewandowski AJ, Raman B, Ollila HM, Burgess S, Natarajan P, Honigberg MC, Freson K, Vanassche T, and Verhamme P
Abstract: The authors have withdrawn their manuscript due to analytical errors invalidating the main study findings. The authors of this work discovered the errors after submitting the initial version of the preprint. Therefore, the authors do not wish this work to be cited as reference for the project. If you have any questions, please contact the corresponding author.
Published: 2024
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32. Risk assessment tools for bleeding in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism: an analysis of the PLATO-VTE study.

Author: Guman NAM, Becking AL, Weijers SS, Kraaijpoel N, Mulder FI, Carrier M, Jara-Palomares L, Di Nisio M, Ageno W, Beyer-Westendorf J, Klok FA, Vanassche T, Otten JMMB, Cosmi B, Peters MJL, Wolde MT, Delluc A, Sanchez-Lopez V, Porreca E, Bossuyt PMM, Gerdes VEA, Büller HR, van Es N, and Kamphuisen PW
Subjects: Humans, Risk Assessment, Middle Aged, Male, Female, Prospective Studies, Aged, Risk Factors, Decision Support Techniques, Time Factors, Predictive Value of Tests, Adult, Treatment Outcome, Hemorrhage diagnosis, Hemorrhage chemically induced, Venous Thromboembolism diagnosis, Venous Thromboembolism drug therapy, Venous Thromboembolism epidemiology, Anticoagulants therapeutic use, Anticoagulants adverse effects
Abstract: Background: Guidelines suggest indefinite anticoagulation after unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) unless the bleeding risk is high, yet there is no consistent guidance on assessing bleeding risk., Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the performance of 5 bleeding risk tools (RIETE, VTE-BLEED, CHAP, VTE-PREDICT, and ABC-Bleeding)., Methods: PLATO-VTE, a prospective cohort study, included patients aged ≥40 years with a first unprovoked VTE. Risk estimates were calculated at VTE diagnosis and after 3 months of treatment. Primary outcome was clinically relevant bleeding, as per International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis criteria, during 24-month follow-up. Discrimination was assessed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC). Patients were classified as having a "high risk" and "non-high risk" of bleeding according to predefined thresholds; bleeding risk in both groups was compared by hazard ratios (HRs)., Results: Of 514 patients, 38 (7.4%) had an on-treatment bleeding. AUROCs were 0.58 (95% CI, 0.48-0.68) for ABC-Bleeding, 0.56 (95% CI, 0.46-0.66) for RIETE, 0.53 (95% CI, 0.43-0.64) for CHAP, 0.50 (95% CI, 0.41-0.59) for VTE-BLEED, and 0.50 (95% CI, 0.40-0.60) for VTE-PREDICT. The proportion of high-risk patients ranged from 1.4% with RIETE to 36.9% with VTE-BLEED. The bleeding incidence in the high-risk groups ranged from 0% with RIETE to 13.0% with ABC-Bleeding, and in the non-high-risk groups, it varied from 7.7% with ABC-Bleeding to 9.6% with RIETE. HRs ranged from 0.93 (95% CI, 0.46-1.9) for VTE-BLEED to 1.67 (95% CI, 0.86-3.2) for ABC-Bleeding. Recalibration at 3-month follow-up did not alter the results., Conclusion: In this cohort, discrimination of currently available bleeding risk tools was poor. These data do not support their use in patients with unprovoked VTE., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interests N.A.M.G., A.-M.L.B., S.S.W., N.K., F.I.M., M.J.L.P., M.t.W, J.M.M.B.O., E.P., V.S.-L., and P.M.M.B. have no competing interests to disclose. M.C. has received research funding from BMS, Pfizer, and LEO Pharma. He has also received Honoria from Bayer, BMS, Pfizer, Servier, and LEO Pharma. A.D. has received research funding from BMS-Pfizer and Honoria from Bayer, BMS-Pfizer, Servier, and LEO Pharma. L.J.-P. has received research funding from LEO Pharma and MSD. He has also received honoraria from Bayer Hispania, Actelion, Pfizer, Rovi, LEO Pharma, Menarini, and MSD. M.D. has received research funding from LEO Pharma and honoraria and consultancy fees from Daiichi Sankyo, Bayer, BMS-Pfizer, Sanofi, and LEO Pharma outside the submitted work. W.A. has received research funding from Bayer and honoraria from Bayer, BMS-Pfizer, Aspen, Sanofi, Janssen, Werfen, LEO Pharma, and Portola. J.B.-W. has received research funding from Bayer, Daiichi Sankyo, Pfizer, and Portola/Alexion. He has also received honoraria from Bayer, Daiichi Sankyo, Pfizer, and Portola/Alexion. T.V. has served as a speaker and/or advisor for Boehringer Ingelheim, Daiichi Sankyo, BMS/Pfizer, Bayer, Sanofi, and LEO Pharma. F.A.K. reports research grants from Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, MSD, Daiichi Sankyo, Actelion, the Dutch Thrombosis Association, and the Dutch Heart foundation. B.C. reports speakers’ fees from Daiichi Sankyo and Sanofi. V.E.A.G. reports lecture fees from Novo Nordisk, and funding of studies by Dutch Thrombosis Foundation, AstraZeneca, and Zambon. H.B. reports consulting fees from Daiichi Sankyo, Bayer Healthcare, BMS/Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Portola, Medscape, Eli Lilly, Sanofi Aventis, and Ionis. N.v.E. has received advisory board honoraria from Daiichi Sankyo, Bayer, and LEO Pharma, which were transferred to his institute. P.W.K. received research grants from Daiichi Sankyo and Roche Diagnostics., (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
Published: 2024
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33. Corrigendum: Progression of functional and structural glaucomatous damage in relation to diurnal and nocturnal dips in mean arterial pressure.

Author: Melgarejo JD, Van Eijgen J, Wei D, Maestre GE, Al-Aswad LA, Liao CT, Mena LJ, Vanassche T, Janssens S, Verhamme P, Van Keer K, Stalmans I, and Zhang ZY
Abstract: [This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1024044.]., (© 2024 Melgarejo, Van Eijgen, Wei, Maestre, Al-Aswad, Liao, Mena, Vanassche, Janssens, Verhamme, Van Keer, Stalmans and Zhang.)
Published: 2024
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34. Thrombophilia Testing: from Genetic Predisposition to Discrimination.

Author: Verstraete A, Freson K, Verhamme P, and Vanassche T
Abstract: Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest None declared.
Published: 2024
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35. Heparin dosing in patients with Impella-supported cardiogenic shock.

Author: Vandenbriele C, M'Pembele R, Dannenberg L, Metzen D, Zako S, Helten C, Mourikis P, Ignatov D, Huhn R, Balthazar T, Adriaenssens T, Vanassche T, Meyns B, Panoulas V, Monteagudo-Vela M, Arachchillage D, Janssens S, Scherer C, Orban M, Petzold T, Horn P, Jung C, Zeus T, Price S, Westenfeld R, Kelm M, and Polzin A
Subjects: Humans, Anticoagulants, Shock, Cardiogenic diagnosis, Cohort Studies, Partial Thromboplastin Time, Hemorrhage chemically induced, Hemorrhage diagnosis, Retrospective Studies, Heparin, Thromboembolism chemically induced
Abstract: Background: Impella™ is increasingly used in cardiogenic shock. However, thromboembolic and bleeding events are frequent during percutaneous mechanical circulatory support (pMCS)., Objective: Therefore, we aimed to explore the optimal anticoagulation regime for pMCS to prevent thromboembolism and bleedings., Methods: This hypothesis-generating multi-center cohort study investigated 170 patients with left-Impella™ support. We (A) compared bleeding/thrombotic events in two centers with therapeutic range (TR-aPTT) activated partial thromboplastin time (60-80s) and (B) compared events of these centers with one center with intermediate range aPTT (40-60s)., Results: After matching, there were no differences in patients' characteristics. In centers aiming at TR-aPTT, major bleeding was numerically lower with aPTT <60s within 48 h of left-Impella™ support, versus patients that achieved the aimed aPTT of ≥60s [aPTT ≥60s: 22 (37.3%) vs. aPTT<60s 14 (23.7%); Hazard ratio [HR], 0.62 (95%) CI, 0.28-1.38; p = 0.234]. Major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular adverse events (MACCE) did not differ between groups. In comparison of centers, TR-aPTT strategy showed higher major bleeding rates [TR: 8 (47.1%) vs. intermediate range: 1 (5.9%); HR, 0.06 (95%) CI, 0.01-0.45; p = 0.006]. MACCE were lower in the intermediate range aPTT group as well [TR 12 (70.6%) vs. intermediate range 5 (29.4%) HR, 0.32 (95%) CI, 0.11-0.92; p = 0.034]., Conclusion: This pilot analysis showed that lowering UFH-targets in left-Impella™ supported CS patients seems to be a safe and promising strategy for reducing major bleedings without increasing MACCE. This needs to be validated in larger, randomized clinical trials., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest Christophe Vandenbriele, Tim Balthazar, Bart Meyns and Ralf Westenfeld received training and research grants from Abiomed (USA). The remaining authors have nothing to disclose., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2024
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36. A Prospective, Monocentric Case-Control Study on Uncontrolled Psoriasis as Independent Risk Factor for a Hypercoagulable State.

Author: Hillary TM, Vanhoutvin T, Peeters M, Imbrechts M, Vanassche T, Garmyn M, and Vermeire S
Abstract: Introduction: Chronic inflammatory diseases, including psoriasis, are associated with development of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The clot lysis profile (CLP) provides information on both the clotting tendency and fibrinolysis activity. We hypothesized that CLP in uncontrolled psoriasis patients is disturbed towards more clotting/less lysis compared to healthy controls (HC) and that successful psoriasis treatment could normalize the CLP. In this project, we aim to compare the CLP in patients with uncontrolled psoriasis with age- and sex-matched HC and investigate the effect of anti-inflammatory treatment on CLP., Methods: Patients with uncontrolled psoriasis [psoriasis area severity index (PASI) or body surface area (BSA) > 10] (n = 87) and HC (n = 87) were recruited at a tertiary dermatology department. Samples from patients were obtained before treatment and when disease control was obtained (PASI < 3). Amplitude, area under the curve (AUC) and 50% clot lysis time were determined., Results: At baseline, psoriasis patients had higher median amplitude and AUC compared with HC (p < 0.0001). After correction for possible confounders (BMI, smoking behavior, psoriatic arthritis, arterial hypertension, diabetes and coronary artery disease), the increased amplitude in psoriasis patients compared to HC remained significant. Successful anti-inflammatory treatment resulted in a significant decrease in amplitude (p = 0.0365)., Conclusion: This is the first prospective study comparing the CLP of psoriasis patients with that of HC. A significant increase in both amplitude and area under the curve, indicative of a hypercoagulable CLP, was observed in psoriasis patients compared to HC. After successful anti-inflammatory treatment, amplitude significantly decreased., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
Published: 2024
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37. Comment on: Anti-Coagulant Treatment of Cancer-Associated Thrombosis in Frail Patients: Impact of Frailties on the Management of Drug-Drug Interactions.

Author: Van der Linden L, Vanassche T, Van Aelst L, and Verhamme P
Subjects: Humans, Aged, Frail Elderly, Anticoagulants therapeutic use, Drug Interactions, Frailty drug therapy, Thrombosis drug therapy, Thrombosis etiology, Neoplasms complications, Neoplasms drug therapy
Published: 2024
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38. Therapy and guideline adherence at a multidisciplinary hypertension clinic: A prospective, observational study.

Author: Hias J, Defieuw L, Vanassche T, Verhamme P, and Van der Linden L
Subjects: Adult, Humans, Male, Female, Guideline Adherence, Prospective Studies, Medication Adherence, Antihypertensive Agents adverse effects, Hypertension diagnosis, Hypertension drug therapy
Abstract: Background: Hypertension is highly prevalent and remains one of the most frequent and preventable causes of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Yet, suboptimal blood pressure control is common. Hypertension clinics might play an important role in improving target attainment, by targeting drug therapy adherence, improving guideline compliance and by involving pharmacists., Objectives: We aimed to characterize patient drug therapy adherence, prescriber guideline compliance and pharmacist interventions at the hypertension clinic., Methods: A prospective observational study was performed at the hypertension clinic of a large, academic hospital. Adult Dutch-speaking patients were eligible for inclusion. Following data were collected: patient demographics, medication use, patient adherence to prescribed antihypertensive drug therapies according to the BAASIS tool and prescriber compliance to the 2018 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) hypertension guidelines., Results: A cohort of 108 patients was included with 51.9% male and aged 65 (IQR: 52-75) years. In total, 104 patients took at least 1 antihypertensive drug and 46 patients (44.2%) were classified as non-adherent with regard to their antihypertensive treatment; 82 patients (78.8%) had suboptimal blood pressure control. Compliance with the ESC guidelines was 66.3% prior to the consultation at the clinic and significantly increased to 77.9% thereafter (p = 0.0015). The clinical pharmacist performed a medication review for 27 patients with a total of 44 recommendations and an acceptance rate of 59.1%., Conclusion: A visit to the multidisciplinary hypertension clinic improved prescriber guideline compliance and the use of single pill combinations. Involvement of a clinical pharmacist could be beneficial to further improve patient drug therapy adherence and guideline compliance., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2024
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39. The Relevance of Arterial Blood Pressure in the Management of Glaucoma Progression: A Systematic Review.

Author: Van Eijgen J, Melgarejo JD, Van Laeken J, Van der Pluijm C, Matheussen H, Verhaegen M, Van Keer K, Maestre GE, Al-Aswad LA, Vanassche T, Zhang ZY, and Stalmans I
Abstract: Background: Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of global blindness and is expected to co-occur more frequently with vascular morbidities in the upcoming years, as both are aging-related diseases. Yet, the pathogenesis of glaucoma is not entirely elucidated and the interplay between intraocular pressure, arterial blood pressure (BP) and ocular perfusion pressure is poorly understood., Objectives: This systematic review aims to provide clinicians with the latest literature regarding the management of arterial BP in glaucoma patients., Methods: A systematic search was performed in Medline, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane Library. Articles written in English assessing the influence of arterial BP and systemic antihypertensive treatment of glaucoma and its management were eligible for inclusion. Additional studies were identified by revising references included in selected articles., Results: 80 Articles were included in this systemic review. A bimodal relation between BP and glaucoma progression was found. Both high and low BP increase the risk of glaucoma. Glaucoma progression was, possibly via ocular perfusion pressure variation, strongly associated with nocturnal dipping and high variability in the BP over 24 h., Conclusions: We concluded that systemic BP level associates with glaucomatous damage and provided recommendations for the management and study of arterial BP in glaucoma. Prospective clinical trials are needed to further support these recommendations., (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of American Journal of Hypertension, Ltd.)
Published: 2024
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40. Reshaping Anticoagulation: Factor XI Inhibition in Thrombosis Management.

Author: Verstraete A, Engelen MM, Van Edom C, Vanassche T, and Verhamme P
Subjects: Humans, Blood Coagulation, Anticoagulants therapeutic use, Anticoagulants pharmacology, Factor XI pharmacology, Thrombosis drug therapy
Abstract: Competing Interests: T.V. has participated in advisory boards and/or acted as a speaker on behalf of Bayer, BMS/Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Daiichi Sankyo, Leo Pharma, Sanofi Aventis. T.V. is supported by a grant from research foundation Flanders (FWO) grant no. 1843423N. P.V. has received research funding from Bayer, BMS, Pfizer and Leo Pharma, and honoraria from Bayer, Pfizer, BMS, Daiichi-Sankyo, Sanofi-Aventis, Leo Pharma, Anthos Therapeutics and Astra-Zeneca. The other authors have no conflicts of interest.
Published: 2024
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41. Periprocedural Edoxaban Management and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Cardiovascular Procedures in the EMIT-AF/VTE Program.

Author: Unverdorben M, Colonna P, Jin J, Köhler S, Santamaria A, Saxena M, Borrow A, Chen C, von Heymann C, and Vanassche T
Subjects: Humans, Female, Male, Aged, Venous Thromboembolism prevention & control, Treatment Outcome, Atrial Fibrillation drug therapy, Factor Xa Inhibitors therapeutic use, Aged, 80 and over, Cardiac Catheterization methods, Pyridines therapeutic use, Pyridines administration & dosage, Thiazoles therapeutic use
Abstract: Clinical trial registration number: NCT02950168, NCT02951039., Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: AB, CC, JJ, and MU are employees of Daiichi Sankyo. PC reports grants and personal fees from Daiichi Sankyo; personal fees from Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Daiichi Sankyo, and Pfizer/BMS; and nonfinancial support from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the Italian Cardiology Association (ANMCO). CvH reports grants and personal fees from Daiichi Sankyo; personal fees from Artcline GmbH, CSL Behring, HICC GbR, Mitsubishi Pharma, Novo Nordisk Pharma, Shionogi Pharma, and Sobi Pharma; receipt of a mandate from the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI) to write the German Guidelines on Preoperative Anemia; receipt of a mandate from the Deutsche Interdisziplinäre Vereinigung für Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin (DIVI) to take part in the writing group of the guidelines on the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism of the Gesellschaft für Thrombose- und Hämostaseforschung (GTH); participation in the writing group of the Patient Blood Management Guideline in cardiac surgery on behalf of the European Society of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists (EACTA) in conjunction with the European Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS); and receipt of a mandate to take part in the writing group of the guidelines on the Diagnostics and Treatment of Peripartum Haemorrhage of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe (DGGG). SK reports consulting fees from Daiichi Sankyo. AS reports nothing to disclose. MS reports grants and personal fees from Daiichi Sankyo and personal fees from Daiichi Sankyo; TV report grants and personal fees from Daiichi Sankyo; and personal fees from Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Daiichi Sankyo, and LEO Pharma.
Published: 2024
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42. Management of edoxaban therapy and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing major or nonmajor surgery: a subanalysis of the EMIT-AF/VTE study.

Author: von Heymann C, Unverdorben M, Colonna P, Santamaria A, Saxena M, Vanassche T, Köhler S, Borrow AP, Jin J, and Chen C
Abstract: Background: Optimising periprocedural management of direct oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation on chronic treatment undergoing major surgeries is an important aspect of balancing the risk of surgery-related bleeding with the risk of thromboembolic events, which may vary by surgery type., Methods: This subanalysis of the prospective EMIT-AF/VTE programme assessed periprocedural-edoxaban management, according to physicians' decisions, and bleeding and thromboembolic event rates in patients who underwent major vs. nonmajor surgeries. Edoxaban interruption and clinical outcomes were compared between major vs. nonmajor surgeries and between renal function subgroups (creatinine clearance [CrCL] ≤ 50 mL/min vs. > 50 mL/min)., Results: We included 276 major and 512 nonmajor surgeries. The median pre- and postprocedural duration of edoxaban interruption in major vs. nonmajor surgeries was 4 vs. 1 days, whereas median duration of interruption for those with preprocedural-only and postprocedural-only interruption was 2 vs. 1 days and 2 vs. 0 days, respectively (P < 0.0001). Rates of all bleeding and clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding were numerically higher in major vs. nonmajor surgeries. Event rates (number of events per 100 surgeries) were low overall (< 6 events per 100 surgeries), independent of renal function subgroups., Conclusion: In this subanalysis of the EMIT-AF/VTE programme, periprocedural-edoxaban interruption was significantly longer in patients undergoing major vs. nonmajor surgery. This clinician-driven approach was associated with low rates of bleeding and thromboembolic events following both major and nonmajor surgeries., Trial Registration: NCT02950168, registered October 31, 2016; NCT02951039, registered November 1, 2016., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
Published: 2023
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43. The 2023 Belgian clinical guidance on anticoagulation management in hospitalized and ambulatory COVID-19 patients.

Author: Vanassche T, Engelen MM, Orlando C, Vandenbosch K, Gadisseur A, Hermans C, Jochmans K, Minon JM, Motte S, Peperstraete H, Péters P, Sprynger M, Lancellotti P, Dehaene I, Emonts P, Vandenbriele C, Verhamme P, and Oury C
Subjects: Humans, Anticoagulants therapeutic use, Belgium epidemiology, COVID-19 complications, Venous Thromboembolism drug therapy, Thrombosis complications, Thrombosis drug therapy, Thrombosis prevention & control
Abstract: COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk for thrombotic complications. The trials investigating the optimal thromboprophylactic dose are performed in challenging times and seemingly produce conflicting evidence. The burdensome circumstances, divergent endpoints, and different analytical approaches hamper comparison and extrapolation of available evidence. Most importantly, clinicians should provide thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized COVID-19 patients while (re)assessing bleeding and thrombotic risk frequently. The COVID-19 Thromboprophylaxis Working Group of the BSTH updated its guidance document. It aims to summarize the available evidence critically and to guide clinicians in providing the best possible thromboprophylaxis.
Published: 2023
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44. Peptidylarginine deiminase 4 and ADAMTS13 activity in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia.

Author: Martens CP, Peetermans M, Vanassche T, Verhamme P, Jacquemin M, and Martinod K
Subjects: Animals, Humans, Mice, ADAMTS13 Protein, Mice, Knockout, Protein-Arginine Deiminase Type 4, von Willebrand Factor metabolism, Bacteremia metabolism, Staphylococcal Infections metabolism, Staphylococcus aureus
Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus infection is associated with increased levels of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) and von Willebrand factor (VWF), and with reduced activity of ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motifs, member 13). Peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) contributes to NET formation and inactivates ADAMTS13 in vitro . The role of PADs in the dynamics of NETs, VWF and ADAMTS13 has not yet been studied. We thus aimed to assess the longitudinal evolution of NETs, PADs, VWF and ADAMTS13 activity in S. aureus infection. Plasma samples from S. aureus bacteraemia patients were longitudinally collected and analysed for NETs, PAD4/PAD2, VWF and ADAMTS13 activity. Correlation analyses with clinical data were performed. Recombinant PAD4 and S. aureus were assessed in vitro for their potential to modulate ADAMTS13 activity. Sixty-seven patients were included. Plasma levels of NETs, VWF, PAD4 and PAD2 were increased and ADAMTS13 activity was decreased. Levels of PADs were negatively correlated with ADAMTS13 activity. NETs were positively correlated with PADs, and negatively with ADAMTS13 activity. In vitro , recombinant PAD4 but not S. aureus reduced ADAMTS13 activity in plasma. Levels of PAD4 and PAD2 correlate with reduced ADAMTS13 activity, with neutrophils as the likely source of PAD activity in S. aureus bacteraemia. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'The virtues and vices of protein citrullination'.
Published: 2023
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45. Serum proteomic profiling of carotid arteriopathy: A population outcome study.

Author: Cauwenberghs N, Verheyen A, Sabovčik F, Ntalianis E, Vanassche T, Brguljan J, and Kuznetsova T
Subjects: Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Atherosclerosis epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Carotid Artery Diseases diagnostic imaging, Carotid Artery Diseases epidemiology, Carotid Artery Diseases genetics, Proteomics
Abstract: Background and Aims: Circulating proteins reflecting subclinical vascular disease may improve prediction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). We applied feature selection and unsupervised clustering on proteomic data to identify proteins associated with carotid arteriopathy and construct a protein-based classifier for ASCVD event prediction., Methods: 491 community-dwelling participants (mean age, 58 ± 11 years; 51 % women) underwent carotid ultrasonography and proteomic profiling (CVD II panel, Olink Proteomics). ASCVD outcome was collected (median follow-up time: 10.2 years). We applied partial least squares (PLS) to identify proteins linked to carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT). Next, we assessed the association between future ASCVD events and protein-based phenogroups derived by unsupervised clustering (Gaussian Mixture modelling) based on proteins selected in PLS., Results: PLS identified 19 proteins as important, which were all associated with cIMT in multivariable-adjusted linear regression. 8 of the 19 proteins were excluded from the clustering analysis because of high collinearity. Based on the 11 remaining proteins, the clustering algorithm subdivided the cohort into two phenogroups. Compared to the first phenogroup (n = 177), participants in the second phenogroup (n = 314) presented: i) a more unfavorable lipid profile with higher total cholesterol and triglycerides and lower HDL cholesterol (p ≤ 0.014); ii) higher cIMT (p = 0.0020); and iii) a significantly higher risk for future ASCVD events (multivariable-adjusted hazard ratio (95 % CI) versus phenogroup 1: 2.05 (1.26-3.52); p = 0.0093). The protein-based phenogrouping supplemented ACC/AHA 10-year ASCVD risk scoring for prediction of a first ASCVD event., Conclusions: Focused protein-based phenogrouping identified individuals at high risk for future ASCVD and may complement current risk stratification strategies., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2023
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46. Clotting of the Extracorporeal Circuit in Hemodialysis: Beyond Contact-Activated Coagulation.

Author: Engelen MM, Verhamme P, and Vanassche T
Subjects: Humans, Anticoagulants therapeutic use, Renal Dialysis, Blood Coagulation physiology, Thrombosis etiology, Kidney Failure, Chronic therapy, Kidney Failure, Chronic complications
Abstract: Thrombotic complications in patients with end-stage kidney disease are frequent. While being a lifesaving treatment for these patients, hemodialysis introduces a thromboinflammatory environment. Additionally, the extracorporeal hemodialysis circuit itself is prone to clotting because of an interaction between different activation mechanisms of the coagulation system, platelets, and the immune system. Anticoagulation of the patient and the machine is frequently complicated by bleeding. We discuss the factors important in this balancing act and touch on potential strategies that are on the horizon to target thromboinflammation., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2023
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47. Factor XI Inhibitors: Potential Role in End-Stage Kidney Disease.

Author: Ades M, Simard C, Vanassche T, Verhamme P, Eikelboom J, and Mavrakanas TA
Subjects: Humans, Hemorrhage chemically induced, Oligonucleotides, Antisense therapeutic use, Antibodies, Monoclonal therapeutic use, Thrombosis prevention & control, Thrombosis etiology, Kidney Failure, Chronic complications, Kidney Failure, Chronic therapy, Factor XI antagonists & inhibitors, Renal Dialysis, Anticoagulants therapeutic use
Abstract: Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) experience a high thrombotic risk but are also at increased risk of bleeding. There is an unmet need for safer antithrombotic therapy in patients with ESKD on hemodialysis. Factor XI (FXI) represents an attractive therapeutic target for anticoagulation because of the potential to mitigate the bleeding risks associated with currently approved anticoagulants, especially in patients at high risk of bleeding. FXI inhibition is also an attractive option in settings where coagulation is activated by exposure of the blood to artificial surfaces, including the extracorporeal circuit during hemodialysis. Therapies targeting FXI that are in the most advanced stages of clinical development include antisense oligonucleotides, monoclonal antibodies, and synthetic small molecules, which serve either to lower FXI levels or block its physiological effects. This review article presents the most recent pharmacological data with FXI inhibitors, briefly describes phase 2 and 3 clinical trials with these agents, and critically examines the potential future use of FXI inhibitors for extracorporeal circuit anticoagulation in patients with ESKD. In addition, laboratory monitoring and reversal of FXI inhibitors are briefly discussed., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2023
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48. Effect of 24-h blood pressure dysregulations and reduced ocular perfusion pressure in open-angle glaucoma progression.

Author: Melgarejo JD, Van Eijgen J, Wei D, Maestre GE, Al-Aswad LA, Liao CT, Mena LJ, Vanassche T, Janssens S, Verhamme P, Zhang ZY, Van Keer K, and Stalmans I
Subjects: Humans, Female, Aged, Adolescent, Male, Blood Pressure physiology, Retrospective Studies, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory, Intraocular Pressure, Perfusion, Glaucoma, Open-Angle
Abstract: Background: Low ocular perfusion pressure (OPP), which depends on the mean arterial pressure (MAP) and intraocular pressure (IOP), is associated with glaucoma. We studied 24-h MAP dysregulations and OPP in relation to the progression of glaucoma damage., Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 155 normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) and 110 primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients aged 18 years old followed at the University Hospital Leuven with repeated visual field tests ( n = 7000 measures, including both eyes) who underwent 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Twenty-four-hour MAP dysregulations were variability independent of the mean (VIM), and the five lowest dips in MAP readings over 24 h. OPP was the difference between 2/3 of the MAP and IOP. Glaucoma progression was the deterioration of the visual field, expressed as decibel (dB) changes in mean deviation analyzed by applying multivariable linear mixed regression models., Results: The mean age was 68 years (53% were women). High 24-h VIMmap was associated with glaucoma progression in POAG ( P < 0.001) independently of the 24-h MAP level. The estimated changes in mean deviation in relation to dip MAP measures ranged from -2.84 dB [95% confidence interval (CI) -4.12 to -1.57] to -2.16 dB (95% CI -3.46 to -0.85) in POAG. Reduced OPP along with high variability and dips in MAP resulted in worse mean deviation deterioration., Conclusion: The progression of glaucoma damage associates with repetitive and extreme dips in MAP caused by high variability in MAP throughout 24 h. This progression exacerbates if 24-h MAP dysregulations occur along with reduced OPP., (Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)
Published: 2023
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49. Prediction of coronary artery disease using urinary proteomics.

Author: Wei D, Melgarejo JD, Van Aelst L, Vanassche T, Verhamme P, Janssens S, Peter K, and Zhang ZY
Subjects: Humans, Proteomics methods, Proteome analysis, Proteome metabolism, Biomarkers, Peptides, Inflammation, Collagen, Coronary Artery Disease diagnosis
Abstract: Aims: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is multifactorial, caused by complex pathophysiology, and contributes to a high burden of mortality worldwide. Urinary proteomic analyses may help to identify predictive biomarkers and provide insights into the pathogenesis of CAD., Methods and Results: Urinary proteome was analysed in 965 participants using capillary electrophoresis coupled with mass spectrometry. A proteomic classifier was developed in a discovery cohort with 36 individuals with CAD and 36 matched controls using the support vector machine. The classifier was tested in a validation cohort with 115 individuals who progressed to CAD and 778 controls and compared with two previously developed CAD-associated classifiers, CAD238 and ACSP75. The Framingham and SCORE2 risk scores were available in 737 participants. Bioinformatic analysis was performed based on the CAD-associated peptides. The novel proteomic classifier was comprised of 160 urinary peptides, mainly related to collagen turnover, lipid metabolism, and inflammation. In the validation cohort, the classifier provided an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.82 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.78-0.87] for the CAD prediction in 8 years, superior to CAD238 (AUC: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.66-0.77) and ACSP75 (AUC: 0.53 and 95% CI: 0.47-0.60). On top of CAD238 and ACSP75, the addition of the novel classifier improved the AUC to 0.84 (95% CI: 0.80-0.89). In a multivariable Cox model, a 1-SD increment in the novel classifier was associated with a higher risk of CAD (HR: 1.54, 95% CI: 1.26-1.89, P < 0.0001). The new classifier further improved the risk reclassification of CAD on top of the Framingham or SCORE2 risk scores (net reclassification index: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.25-0.95, P = 0.001; 0.64, 95% CI: 0.28-0.98, P = 0.001, correspondingly)., Conclusion: A novel urinary proteomic classifier related to collagen metabolism, lipids, and inflammation showed potential for the risk prediction of CAD. Urinary proteome provides an alternative approach to personalized prevention., Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare., (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.)
Published: 2023
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50. Inhibition of thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor via DS-1040 to accelerate clot lysis in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: a randomized phase 1b study.

Author: Vanassche T, Rosovsky RP, Moustafa F, Büller HR, Segers A, Patel I, Shi M, Miyoshi N, Mani V, Fayad Z, Stephan D, Schmidt J, Grosso MA, Tapson VF, Verhamme P, and Huisman MV
Subjects: Humans, Fibrinolytic Agents therapeutic use, Anticoagulants therapeutic use, Thrombolytic Therapy adverse effects, Hemorrhage drug therapy, Carboxypeptidase B2, Pulmonary Embolism complications
Abstract: Background: The optimal treatment of intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) in hemodynamically stable patients remains unknown. Fibrinolytics reduce the risk of hemodynamic deterioration but increase bleeding risk. DS-1040, an inhibitor of thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor, enhanced endogenous fibrinolytic activity without increasing bleeding risk in preclinical studies., Objectives: To evaluate the tolerability and explore the efficacy of DS-1040 in patients with acute PE., Methods: In this multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, ascending doses of intravenous DS-1040 (20-80 mg) or placebo were added to enoxaparin (1 mg/kg twice daily) in patients with intermediate-risk PE. The primary endpoint was the number of patients with major or clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding. The percentage change in thrombus volume and right-to-left ventricular dimensions, assessed using quantitative computed tomography pulmonary angiography, at baseline and after 12 to 72 hours were used to explore the efficacy of DS-1040., Results: Of 125 patients with all available data, 38 were randomized to placebo and 87 to DS-1040. The primary endpoint occurred in 1 patient in the placebo group (2.6%) and 4 patients who received DS-1040 (4.6%). One subject experienced major bleeding (DS-1040 80 mg group); no fatal or intracranial bleeding occurred. Thrombus volume was 25% to 45% lower after infusion, with no differences between the DS-1040 and placebo groups. There was no difference in the change from baseline right-to-left ventricular dimensions between the DS-1040 and placebo groups., Conclusion: In patients with acute PE, adding DS-1040 to standard anticoagulation was not associated with an increase in bleeding but did not improve thrombus resolution or right ventricular dilation., (Copyright © 2023 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2023
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