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Pozzi A, Lucà F, Gelsomino S, Abrignani MG, Giubilato S, Di Fusco SA, Rao CM, Cornara S, Caretta G, Ceravolo R, Parrini I, Geraci G, Riccio C, Grimaldi M, Colivicchi F, Oliva F, Gulizia MM. Coagulation Tests and Reversal Agents in Patients Treated with Oral Anticoagulants: The Challenging Scenarios of Life-Threatening Bleeding and Unplanned Invasive Procedures. J Clin Med 2024; 13:2451. [PMID: 38730979 PMCID: PMC11084691 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13092451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
Abstract
In clinical practice, the number of patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) has consistently increased over the years. Since anticoagulant therapy has been associated with an annual incidence of major bleeding (MB) events of approximately 2% to 3.5%, it is of paramount importance to understand how to manage anticoagulated patients with major or life-threatening bleeding. A considerable number of these patients' conditions necessitate hospitalization, and the administration of reversal agents may be imperative to manage and control bleeding episodes effectively. Importantly, effective strategies for reversing the anticoagulant effects of DOACs have been well recognized. Specifically, idarucizumab has obtained regulatory approval for the reversal of dabigatran, and andexanet alfa has recently been approved for reversing the effects of apixaban or rivaroxaban in patients experiencing life-threatening or uncontrolled bleeding events. Moreover, continuous endeavors are being made to develop supplementary reversal agents. In emergency scenarios where specific reversal agents might not be accessible, non-specific hemostatic agents such as prothrombin complex concentrate can be utilized to neutralize the anticoagulant effects of DOACs. However, it is paramount to emphasize that specific reversal agents, characterized by their efficacy and safety, should be the preferred choice when suitable. Moreover, it is worth noting that adherence to the guidelines for the reversal agents is poor, and there is a notable gap between international recommendations and actual clinical practices in this regard. This narrative review aims to provide physicians with a practical approach to managing specific reversal agents.
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- Andrea Pozzi
- Cardiology Division Valduce Hospital, 22100 Como, Italy;
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- Cardiology Department, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, GOM, AO Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, 89129 Reggio Calabria, Italy (C.M.R.)
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Maastricht University Hospital, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardiology Department, Cannizzaro Hospital, 95126 Catania, Italy;
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- Clinical and Rehabilitation Cardiology Department, San Filippo Neri Hospital, ASL Roma 1, 00135 Roma, Italy; (S.A.D.F.); (F.C.)
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- Cardiology Department, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, GOM, AO Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, 89129 Reggio Calabria, Italy (C.M.R.)
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- Arrhytmia Unit, Division of Cardiology, Ospedale San Paolo, Azienda Sanitaria Locale 2, 17100 Savona, Italy;
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- Sant’Andrea Hospital, ASL 5 Regione Liguria, 19124 La Spezia, Italy;
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- Cardiology Unit, Giovanni Paolo II Hospital, 97100 Lamezia, Italy;
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- Cardiology Department, Mauriziano Hospital, 10128 Torino, Italy;
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- Cardiology Unit, S. Antonio Abate Hospital, ASP Trapani, 91016 Erice, Italy;
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- Cardiovascular Department, Sant’Anna e San Sebastiano Hospital, 81100 Caserta, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiology, General Regional Hospital “F. Miulli”, 70021 Bari, Italy;
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- Clinical and Rehabilitation Cardiology Department, San Filippo Neri Hospital, ASL Roma 1, 00135 Roma, Italy; (S.A.D.F.); (F.C.)
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- Cardiology Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milano, Italy;
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Lucà F, Oliva F, Abrignani MG, Di Fusco SA, Parrini I, Canale ML, Giubilato S, Cornara S, Nesti M, Rao CM, Pozzi A, Binaghi G, Maloberti A, Ceravolo R, Bisceglia I, Rossini R, Temporelli PL, Amico AF, Calvanese R, Gelsomino S, Riccio C, Grimaldi M, Colivicchi F, Gulizia MM. Management of Patients Treated with Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Clinical Practice and Challenging Scenarios. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5955. [PMID: 37762897 PMCID: PMC10531873 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12185955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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It is well established that direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are the cornerstone of anticoagulant strategy in atrial fibrillation (AF) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) and should be preferred over vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) since they are superior or non-inferior to VKAs in reducing thromboembolic risk and are associated with a lower risk of intracranial hemorrhage (IH). In addition, many factors, such as fewer pharmacokinetic interactions and less need for monitoring, contribute to the favor of this therapeutic strategy. Although DOACs represent a more suitable option, several issues should be considered in clinical practice, including drug-drug interactions (DDIs), switching to other antithrombotic therapies, preprocedural and postprocedural periods, and the use in patients with chronic renal and liver failure and in those with cancer. Furthermore, adherence to DOACs appears to remain suboptimal. This narrative review aims to provide a practical guide for DOAC prescription and address challenging scenarios.
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- Fabiana Lucà
- Cardiology Department, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, AO Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, 89129 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Cardiology Department De Gasperis Cardio Center, Niguarda Hospital, 20162 Milan, Italy
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- Clinical and Rehabilitation Cardiology Department, San Filippo Neri Hospital, ASL Roma 1, 00135 Roma, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Ospedale Mauriziano, 10128 Turin, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Nuovo Ospedale Versilia Lido di Camaiore Lucca, 55049 Camaiore, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Cannizzaro Hospital, 95126 Catania, Italy
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- Arrhytmia Unit, Division of Cardiology, Ospedale San Paolo, Azienda Sanitaria Locale 2, 17100 Savona, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, AO Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, 89129 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Cardiology Division Valduce Hospital, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Brotzu, 09047 Cagliari, Italy
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- Cardiology Department De Gasperis Cardio Center, Niguarda Hospital, 20162 Milan, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Giovanni Paolo II Hospital, 88046 Lamezia, Italy
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- Integrated Cardiology Services, Department of Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, 00152 Rome, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Ospedale Santa Croce e Carle, 12100 Cuneo, Italy;
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- Division of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, 28010 Gattico-Veruno, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Maastricht University, 6211 LK Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Department, Sant’Anna e San Sebastiano Hospital, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, General Regional Hospital “F. Miulli”, 70021 Bari, Italy
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- Clinical and Rehabilitation Cardiology Department, San Filippo Neri Hospital, ASL Roma 1, 00135 Roma, Italy
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Caliandro P, Cancelloni V, Marco M, Reale G, Zauli A, Agnelli G, Caso V, Becattini C, Calabresi P, Giulia Mosconi M, Giustozzi M, Tsivgoulis G, Julian Seiffge D, Engelter ST, Lyrer P, Polymeris AA, Dittrich T, Zietz A, Marco De Marchis G, Putaala J, Strbian D, Tomppo L, Michel P, Strambo D, Salerno A, Remillard S, Buehrer M, Bavaud O, Vanacker P, Zuurbier S, Yperzeele L, Loos CM, Cappellari M, Emiliani A, Zedde M, Abdul-Rahim A, Dawson J, Cronshaw R, Schirinzi E, Del Sette M, Stretz C, Kala N, Reznik M, Schomer A, Mac Grory B, Jayaraman M, McTaggart R, Yaghi S, Furie KL, Masotti L, Grifoni E, Toni D, Risitano A, Falcou A, Petraglia L, Maria Lotti E, Padroni M, Pavolucci L, Lochner P, Silvestrelli G, Ciccone A, Alberti A, Venti M, Leone De Magistris I, Kargiotis O, Rocco A, Diomedi M, Marcheselli S, Antonenko K, Rota E, Tassinari T, Saia V, Palmerini F, Aridon P, Arnao V, Monaco S, Cottone S, Baldi A, D’Amore C, Ageno W, Pegoraro S, Ntaios G, Sagris D, Giannopoulos S, Kosmidou M, Ntais E, Romoli M, Pantoni L, Rosa S, Bertora P, Chiti A, Canavero I, Emanuele Saggese C, Plocco M, Giorli E, Palaiodimou L, Bakola E, Bandini F, Gasparro A, Terruso V, Mannino M, Pezzini A, Ornello R, Sacco S, Popovic N, Scoditti U, Genovese A, Denti L, Flomin Y, Mancuso M, Ferrari E, Chiara Caselli M, Ulivi L, Giannini N, Vadikolias K, Liantinioti C, Chondrogianni M, Halvatsiotis P, Carletti M, Karagkiozi E, Athanasakis G, Makaritsis K, Lanari A, Tatlisumak T, Acciarresi M, Vannucchi V, Lorenzini G, Tassi R, Guideri F, Acampa M, Martini G, Sohn SI, Mumoli N, Tadi P, Letteri F, Maccarrone M, Poli L, Magoni M, Galati F, Tiseo C, Gourbali V, Orlandi G, Giuntini M, Corea F, Bellesini M, Girardi L, Maimone Baronello M, Karapanayiotides T, Rueckert C, Csiba L, Szabó L, Rigatelli A, Imberti D, Zabzuni D, Pieroni A, Barlinn K, Pallesen LP, Barlinn J, Doronin B, Volodina V, Deleu D, Bonetti B, Porta C, Gentile L, Eskandari A, Paciaroni M. Risk of recurrent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with oral anticoagulants alone or in combination with anti-platelet therapy. Eur Stroke J 2023; 8:722-730. [PMID: 37458099 PMCID: PMC10472945 DOI: 10.1177/23969873231183211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Ischaemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are at high risk of stroke recurrence despite oral anticoagulation therapy. Patients with cardiovascular comorbidities may take both antiplatelet and oral anticoagulation therapy (OAC/AP). Our study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of OAC/AP therapy as secondary prevention in people with AF and ischaemic stroke. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a post-hoc analysis of pooled individual data from multicenter prospective cohort studies and compared outcomes in the OAC/AP cohort and patients on DOAC/VKA anticoagulation alone (OAC cohort). Primary outcome was a composite of ischaemic stroke, systemic embolism, intracranial bleeding, and major extracranial bleeding, while secondary outcomes were ischaemic and haemorrhagic events considered separately. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify independent predictors for outcome events. To compare the risk of outcome events between the two cohorts, the relation between the survival function and the set of explanatory variables were calculated by Cox proportional hazard models and the results were reported as adjusted hazard ratios (HR). Finally another analysis was performed to compare the overall risk of outcome events in both OAC/AP and OAC cohorts after propensity score matching (PSM). RESULTS During a mean follow-up time of 7.5 ± 9.1 months (median follow-up time 3.5 months, interquartile range ±3), 2284 stroke patients were on oral anticoagulants and 215 were on combined therapy. The multivariable model demonstrated that the composite outcome is associated with age (OR: 1.03, 95% CI: 1.01-1.04 for each year increase) and concomitant antiplatelet therapy (OR: 2.2, 95% CI: 1.48-3.27), the ischaemic outcome with congestive heart failure (OR: 1.55, 95% CI: 1.02-2.36) and concomitant antiplatelet therapy (OR: 1.93, 95% CI: 1.19-3.13) and the haemorrhagic outcome with age (OR: 1.03, 95% CI: 1.01-1.06 for each year increase), alcoholism (OR: 2.15, 95% CI: 1.06-4.39) and concomitant antiplatelet therapy (OR: 2.22, 95% CI: 1.23-4.02). Cox regression demonstrated a higher rate of the composite outcome (hazard ratio of 1.93 [95% CI, 1.35-2.76]), ischaemic events (HR: 2.05 [95% CI: 1.45-2.87]) and bleeding outcomes (HR: 1.90 [95% CI, 1.06-3.40]) in OAC/AP cohort. After PSM analysis, the composite outcome remained more frequent in people treated with OAC + AP (RR: 1.70 [95% CI, 1.05-2.74]). DISCUSSION Secondary prevention with combination of oral anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy after ischaemic stroke was associated with worse outcomes in our cohort. CONCLUSION Further research is needed to improve secondary prevention by investigating the mechanisms of recurrent ischaemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
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De Luca L, Mistrulli R, Veneziano FA, Grigioni F, Volpe M, Musumeci F, Gabrielli D. Antithrombotic Strategies in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. J Clin Med 2022; 11:512. [PMID: 35159964 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11030512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are at increased risk for coronary artery disease (CAD). After percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the antithrombotic therapy consists of a combination of anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents to reduce the ischemic and thromboembolic risk, at the cost of increased bleeding events. In the past few years, several randomized clinical trials involving over 12,000 patients have been conducted to compare the safety of vitamin K antagonist (VKA) and direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in association with a single- or double-antiplatelet agent, in the so-called dual- (DAT) or triple-antithrombotic therapy (TAT). These studies and several meta-analyses showed a consistent benefit for reducing bleeding events of DAT over TAT and of DOAC over VKA, without concerns about ischemic endpoints, except for a trend for increased stent thrombosis risk. The present paper examines current international guidelines’ recommendations and reviews clinical trials, meta-analyses, and observational studies conducted on AF patients treated with DAT or TAT after PCI for acute coronary syndromes.
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Hirata TDC, Dagli-Hernandez C, Genvigir FDV, Lauschke VM, Zhou Y, Hirata MH, Hirata RDC. Cardiovascular Pharmacogenomics: An Update on Clinical Studies of Antithrombotic Drugs in Brazilian Patients. Mol Diagn Ther 2021; 25:735-755. [PMID: 34357562 DOI: 10.1007/s40291-021-00549-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs effectively prevent thrombotic events in patients with cardiovascular diseases, ischemic stroke, peripheral vascular diseases, and other thromboembolic diseases. However, genetic and non-genetic factors affect the response to antithrombotic therapy and can increase the risk of adverse events. This narrative review discusses pharmacogenomic studies on antithrombotic drugs commonly prescribed in Brazil. Multiple Brazilian studies assessed the impact of pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) gene variants on warfarin response. The reduced function alleles CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3, and VKORC1 rs9923231 (c.-1639G>A) are associated with increased sensitivity to warfarin and a low dose requirement to prevent bleeding episodes, whereas CYP4F2 rs2108622 (p.Val433Met) carriers have higher dose requirements (warfarin resistance). These deleterious variants and non-genetic factors (age, gender, body weight, co-administered drugs, food interactions, and others) account for up to 63% of the warfarin dose variability. Few pharmacogenomics studies have explored antiplatelet drugs in Brazilian cohorts, finding associations between CYP2C19*2, PON1 rs662 and ABCC3 rs757421 genotypes and platelet responsiveness or clopidogrel PK in subjects with coronary artery disease (CAD) or acute coronary syndrome (ACS), whereas ITGB3 contributes to aspirin PK but not platelet responsiveness in diabetic patients. Brazilian guidelines on anticoagulants and antiplatelets recommend the use of a platelet aggregation test or genotyping only in selected cases of ACS subjects without ST-segment elevation taking clopidogrel, and also suggest CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genotyping before starting warfarin therapy to assess the risk of bleeding episodes or warfarin resistance.
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- Thiago Dominguez Crespo Hirata
- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Sao Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Sao Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Sao Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77, Solna, Sweden.,Dr Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, 70376, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Sao Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Sao Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil.
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Patel PA, Henderson RA, Bolliger D, Erdoes G, Mazzeffi MA. The Year in Coagulation: Selected Highlights from 2020. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021; 35:2260-2272. [PMID: 33781668 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.02.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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This is the second annual review in the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia to cover highlights in coagulation for cardiac surgery. The goal of this article is to provide readers with a focused summary from the literature of the prior year's most important coagulation topics. In 2020, this included a discussion covering allogeneic transfusion, antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy, factor concentrates, coagulation testing, mechanical circulatory support, and the effects of coronavirus disease 2019.
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- Prakash A Patel
- Department of Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Division, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Prehospital Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Bolliger D, Fassl J, Erdoes G. How to Manage the Perioperative Patient on Combined Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy: Comments on the 2020 ACC Consensus Decision Pathway. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021; 35:1561-1564. [PMID: 33618960 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Daniel Bolliger
- Department for Anesthesia, Prehospital Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Basel, and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Cardiac Anesthesiology, Dresden Heart Center of the Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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