• J. Thromb. Thrombolysis · Feb 2016

    Hypercoagulable state evaluated by thromboelastography in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy.

    • Meng-jie Huang, Ri-bao Wei, Qing-ping Li, Xi Yang, Cui-ming Cao, Ting-yu Su, Na Wang, Rui Wang, and Xiang-mei Chen.
    • Department of Nephrology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing, China.
    • J. Thromb. Thrombolysis. 2016 Feb 1; 41 (2): 321-7.

    AbstractThe aims of this study were to evaluate the characteristics of hypercoagulable states in patients with membranous nephropathy (MN) via thromboelastography (TEG) and to identify risk factors. 235 MN patients who had undergone TEG examinations from 2011 to 2014 were included. An abnormality in at least two TEG parameters is considered a hypercoagulable state. Patient data was compared between the hypercoagulable and non-hypercoagulable groups. Potential risk factors for hypercoagulability were analyzed by logistic regression models. Subgroup analysis was performed in hypercoagulable patients. Compared to the non-hypercoagulable MN patients, the hypercoagulable patients showed a significantly higher proportion of female patients, urinary protein, platelet count, triglyceride and fibrinogen level, along with more severe hypoproteinemia and a reduction of serum antithrombin III. Correlation analysis showed that hypoproteinemia was the primary risk factor for hypercoagulability in MN patients. Among the hypercoagulable MN patients, a subgroup TEG parameter analysis showed that glucocorticoids-used subgroup and smoker subgroup had shortened time to initial fibrin formation (R value) and increased coagulation index respectively (P < 0.05), indicating a more serious hypercoagulable state. Meanwhile, the time to initial fibrin formation (R value) and time to clot formation (K value) of the statin-used patients were remarkably higher than those of the non-statin patients. TEG examinations facilitated the detection of hypercoagulable states in MN patients, and hypoproteinemia was the most important risk factor for hypercoagulability in these patients. The use of glucocorticoids and smoking may help to aggravate hypercoagulable states, while statin drugs may alleviate hypercoagulability.

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