Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH
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J. Thromb. Haemost. · Dec 2005
Randomized Controlled TrialEnhanced antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel in patients whose platelets are least inhibited by aspirin: a randomized crossover trial.
We aimed to determine whether adding clopidogrel to aspirin in patients at high risk of future cardiovascular events would suppress laboratory measures of the antiplatelet effects of aspirin; and have greater platelet inhibitory effects in patients with the least inhibition of platelets by aspirin. ⋯ The greatest platelet inhibitory effect of clopidogrel occurs in patients with the least inhibition of arachidonic acid-induced platelet aggregation by aspirin. This raises the possibility that the clinical benefits of adding clopidogrel to aspirin may be greatest in patients whose platelets are least inhibited by aspirin. Confirmation in clinical outcome studies may allow these patients to be targeted with antiplatelet drugs that inhibit the ADP receptor, thereby overcoming the problem of laboratory aspirin resistance.
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J. Thromb. Haemost. · Nov 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyBAY 59-7939: an oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients after total knee replacement. A phase II dose-ranging study.
BAY 59-7939, a novel, oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor, is in clinical development for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE), a frequent complication following orthopaedic surgery. ⋯ Oral administration of 2.5-10 mg b.i.d. of BAY 59-7939, early in the postoperative period, showed potential efficacy and an acceptable safety profile, similar to enoxaparin, for the prevention of VTE in patients undergoing elective total knee replacement.
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J. Thromb. Haemost. · Nov 2005
Comparative StudyDecision analysis for cancer screening in idiopathic venous thromboembolism.
The SOMIT trial randomized patients with idiopathic venous thromboembolism (IVTE) and without signs of cancer at routine medical examination, to extensive screening for cancer plus 2 years of follow-up or to just 2-year follow-up. ⋯ Despite the limitations of this analysis, the screening for cancer with a strategy including abdominal/pelvic CT with or without mammography and/or sputum cytology appears potentially useful for cancer screening in patients with IVTE. The cost-effectiveness analysis of this strategy needs confirmation in a large trial.
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J. Thromb. Haemost. · Nov 2005
Effects of platelet binding on whole blood flow cytometry assays of monocyte and neutrophil procoagulant activity.
Monocytes and neutrophils form heterotypic aggregates with platelets initially via engagement of platelet surface P-selectin with leukocyte surface P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1). The resultant intracellular signaling causes the leukocyte surface expression of tissue factor and activation of leukocyte surface Mac-1 (integrin alphaMbeta2, CD11b/CD18). The activation-dependent conformational change in monocyte surface Mac-1 results in the binding of coagulation factor Xa (FXa) and/or fibrinogen to Mac-1. The aim of this study was to develop whole blood flow cytometry assays of these procoagulant activities and to investigate the effects of platelet binding to monocytes and neutrophils. ⋯ (i) We have developed novel whole blood flow cytometry assays to measure bound tissue factor, coagulation FXa, fibrinogen, activated Mac-1 and CD11b on the surface of monocytes and neutrophils, allowing independent analysis of monocytes and neutrophils with and without surface-adherent platelets. (ii) The monocyte and neutrophil surface binding of tissue factor, FXa and fibrinogen is mainly dependent on platelet adherence to monocytes and neutrophils, whereas the monocyte and neutrophil surface expression of CD11b and activated Mac-1 is mainly independent of platelet adherence to monocytes and neutrophils.
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J. Thromb. Haemost. · Nov 2005
Urokinase induced fibrinolysis in thromboelastography: a model for studying fibrinolysis and coagulation in whole blood.
The contact system (CS) proteins, factor XII and prekallikrein are thought to have roles in blood coagulation and fibrinolysis. Recent research has suggested that the CS proteins might be more important in fibrinolysis and cell function than in coagulation. Most studies on fibrinolysis have used plasma or euglobulin assays, ignoring the influence of cellular elements of blood on the fibrinolytic process. ⋯ Our results show that CS activation and both FXIIa and KK produce reductions in clotting time and enhanced fibrinolysis in UKIFTEG.