scholarly journals Unprovoked recurrent venous thrombosis: prediction by D-dimer and clinical risk factors

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. BAGLIN ◽  
C. R. PALMER ◽  
R. LUDDINGTON ◽  
C. BAGLIN
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Z. Goldhaber

Venous thromboembolism, which involves venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients and is being seen with increasing frequency in outpatients. This chapter discusses the risk factors, etiology, classification, pathophysiology, natural history, prognosis, diagnosis (including venous thrombosis, recurrent venous thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism), prophylaxis, and treatment of venous thromboembolism (including the pharmacology of antithrombotic agents), as well as venous thromboembolism in pregnancy and miscellaneous thromboembolic disorders (including thrombosis of unusual sites).  This review contains 8 figures, 16 tables, and 79 references. Keywords: Venous thromboembolism, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, embolectomy, thrombolysis, hypercoagulability, duplex ultrasonography, D-dimer, anticoagulation


Blood ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 124 (21) ◽  
pp. 584-584
Author(s):  
Susanna Ranta ◽  
Nadine Gretenkort Andersson ◽  
Ulf R. Tedgard ◽  
Tony Frisk ◽  
Maria Winther Gunnes ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction Cerebral sinus venous thrombosis (CSVT) is potentially life-threatening thrombosis with mortality around 10%. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication in children with cancer. These children have several thrombotic risk factors such as the malignancy itself, severe infections, prothrombotic medication and immobilization. The treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) includes steroids and asparaginase (ASP), raising the VTE risk. In children with ALL the central nervous system (CNS) is a common localization for VTE. However, retrospective studies on small numbers of patients, larger studies and population-based data in children are scarce. The five Nordic countries, Estonia and Lithuania have a common treatment protocol for children with ALL between 1 and 18 years of age with prospective registration of toxicities, including CSVT offering a unique opportunity to study CSVT in this patient group. This is to our knowledge the largest report of children with ALL and CSVT describing the incidence, symptoms, treatment and the effect of CSVT on ALL treatment. Methods We assessed the symptoms, treatment, clinical risk factors and outcome of all children between ages 1 and 17 years at diagnosis of B-cell precursor or T-cell ALL between June 2008 and July 2013 and with CSVT. Data were collected from the patients’ medical records and the NOPHO leukemia registry. Results In total, 20 (1.9%) of the 1038 children with ALL treated according to the NOPHO ALL 2008 protocol developed CSVT. The cumulative incidence of CSVT was 2.0%. All the thromboses occurred within the first 5 months of treatment. The most common symptoms at the diagnosis of CSVT were headache, convulsions, weakness/fatigue and cerebral nerve palsy/hemiparesis/hemiplegia. The most frequent localizations for CSVT were sinus sagittalis (n=16) and sinus transversus (n=10). However, in most cases multiple cerebral veins were involved ( 70%). Median D-dimer at time of the CSVT diagnosis was 0.85 mg/L (range 0.19-4.7 mg/L) with 5 patients having normal D-dimer. We could not identify any clinical risk factors for CSVTs. CSVT was associated with steroids (treatment within 2 weeks before the diagnosis of CSVT) in 16/20 and with Pegylated asparaginase in 16/20. Fifteen patients were later screened for the inherited thrombophilic factors; one child had heterozygous prothrombin G20110A mutation and another heterozygous factor V (R506Q) Leiden mutation. Most patients (19/20) were treated with anticoagulants: mostly low molecular weight heparin (LMWH). The median treatment with LMWH was 26 weeks (range 14-119 weeks). No bleeding complications were observed in connection with LMWH. Two deaths were directly related to CSVT. Asparaginase was omitted from the treatment in 7 and delayed or reduced in 5 of the cases raising the risk for subsequent suboptimal leukaemia treatment. Of the surviving 18 patients, follow-up imaging revealed complete recanalization in 7 and partial recanalization in 7 cases. No imaging was available for the remaining 4 patients. Conclusions The incidence of CSVT in children with ALL was approximately 2%. No statistically significant clinical predictors for CSVT were identified. The mortality related to CSVT was 10%. Anticoagulation with LMWH was the treatment of choice in most cased and was well tolerated. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Z. Goldhaber

Venous thromboembolism, which involves venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients and is being seen with increasing frequency in outpatients. This chapter discusses the risk factors, etiology, classification, pathophysiology, natural history, prognosis, diagnosis (including venous thrombosis, recurrent venous thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism), prophylaxis, and treatment of venous thromboembolism (including the pharmacology of antithrombotic agents), as well as venous thromboembolism in pregnancy and miscellaneous thromboembolic disorders (including thrombosis of unusual sites).  This review contains 8 figures, 16 tables, and 79 references. Keywords: Venous thromboembolism, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, embolectomy, thrombolysis, hypercoagulability, duplex ultrasonography, D-dimer, anticoagulation


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Z. Goldhaber

Venous thromboembolism, which involves venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients and is being seen with increasing frequency in outpatients. This chapter discusses the risk factors, etiology, classification, pathophysiology, natural history, prognosis, diagnosis (including venous thrombosis, recurrent venous thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism), prophylaxis, and treatment of venous thromboembolism (including the pharmacology of antithrombotic agents), as well as venous thromboembolism in pregnancy and miscellaneous thromboembolic disorders (including thrombosis of unusual sites).  This review contains 8 figures, 16 tables, and 79 references. Keywords: Venous thromboembolism, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, embolectomy, thrombolysis, hypercoagulability, duplex ultrasonography, D-dimer, anticoagulation


2016 ◽  
Vol 146 (6) ◽  
pp. 254-257
Author(s):  
M. Lourdes del Río Solá ◽  
José Antonio González Fajardo ◽  
Carlos Vaquero Puerta

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Chen ◽  
C Liu ◽  
P Zhou ◽  
Y Tan ◽  
Z Sheng ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction The association between D-dimer and outcomes of patients with myocardial infarction (MI) remains controversial. Using age-adjusted D-dimer cutoff thresholds significantly improves the accuracy of diagnosis for thrombotic diseases. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of age-adjusted D-dimer in MI patients treated by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods In this observational study, 3614 consecutive patients with MI treated by PCI were retrospectively recruited. The baseline age-adjusted D-dimer threshold was 500 ng/mL, and was calculated as age × 10 in patients older than 50 years. Cox regression was used for outcome analysis. The primary outcome was all-cause death. Discrimination and reclassification were calculated to assess the additional prognostic value of D-dimer when combined with established clinical risk factors and the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score. Results During a median follow-up of 652 days, a total of 194 deaths occurred. High D-dimer level, as defined by age-adjusted thresholds, was an independent predictor for all-cause death (hazard ratio:1.67, 95% confidence interval: 1.23–2.27, P=0.001). Addition of D-dimer level (high or low) significantly improved risk classification for death when combined with established clinical risk factors (net reclassification index [NRI]: 0.601, P<0.001; integrated discrimination improvement [IDI]: 0.011, P=0.046) and GRACE score (NRI: 0.618, P<0.001; IDI: 0.015, P=0.011). Conclusions In patients with MI treated by PCI, D-dimer elevation defined by age-adjusted thresholds was an independent predictor for adverse outcomes, and provided additional prognostic value when combined with clinical risk factors and GRACE score. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences


2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bruzelius ◽  
M. Bottai ◽  
M. Sabater-Lleal ◽  
R. J. Strawbridge ◽  
A. Bergendal ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samir H. Shah ◽  
Alina Nico West ◽  
Robert J. Sepanski ◽  
Debbie Hannah ◽  
William N. May ◽  
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