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Retrospective cohort analysis comparing the incidence of deep vein thromboses between peripherally-inserted and long-term skin tunneled venous catheters in hemato-oncology patients

The introduction of central venous catheters has advanced medical care, particularly in hemato-oncology. However these can be associated with an increased thrombotic risk. Previous studies have compared the ra...

Authors: Priya Sriskandarajah, Katharine Webb, David Chisholm, Ravi Raobaikady, Kim Davis, Natalie Pepper, Mark E Ethell, Mike N Potter and Bronwen E Shaw

Cost-effectiveness analysis of treatment of venous thromboembolism with rivaroxaban compared with combined low molecular weight heparin/vitamin K antagonist

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a burden on healthcare systems. Standard treatment involves parenteral anticoagulation overlapping with a vitamin K antagonist, an approach that is effective but associated with...

Authors: Luke Bamber, Dominic Muston, Euan McLeod, Anne Guillermin, Julia Lowin and Raj Patel

Analysis of the accuracy of the Wells scale in assessing the probability of lower limb deep vein thrombosis in primary care patients practice

The clinical picture of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is nonspecific. Therefore assessment of the probability of occurrence of DVT plays a very important part in making a correct diagnosis of DVT.

Authors: Małgorzata Dybowska, Witold Z Tomkowski, Paweł Kuca, Rafał Ubysz, Adam Jóźwik and Dariusz Chmielewski

Implementation of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in daily practice: the need for comprehensive education for professionals and patients

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are increasingly used for the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism and for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation. NOACs do no...

Authors: Hein Heidbuchel, Dana Berti, Manuel Campos, Lien Desteghe, Ana Parente Freixo, António Robalo Nunes, Vanessa Roldán, Vincenzo Toschi and Riitta Lassila

Autoinflammatory diseases: a possible cause of thrombosis?

Autoinflammatory diseases are a group of disorders due to acquired or hereditary disfunction of innate immune system and characterized by systemic or localized manifestations. The prototype is Familial Mediter...

Authors: Micaela La Regina, Francesco Orlandini and Raffaele Manna

Contact pathway of coagulation and inflammation

The contact system, also named as plasma kallikrein-kinin system, consists of three serine proteinases: coagulation factors XII (FXII) and XI (FXI), and plasma prekallikrein (PK), and the nonenzymatic cofactor...

Authors: Yi Wu

Systemic lupus erythematosus and thrombosis

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an acquired, multiorgan, autoimmune disease. Clinical presentation is extremely variable and heterogeneous. It has been shown that SLE itself is an independent risk factor...

Authors: Mario Bazzan, Antonella Vaccarino and Fabio Marletto

Thrombosis in vasculitis: from pathogenesis to treatment

In recent years, the relationship between inflammation and thrombosis has been deeply investigated and it is now clear that immune and coagulation systems are functionally interconnected.

Authors: Giacomo Emmi, Elena Silvestri, Danilo Squatrito, Amedeo Amedei, Elena Niccolai, Mario Milco D’Elios, Chiara Della Bella, Alessia Grassi, Matteo Becatti, Claudia Fiorillo, Lorenzo Emmi, Augusto Vaglio and Domenico Prisco

Thrombosis in inflammatory bowel diseases: what’s the link?

Inflammatory bowel disease affects more than 2 million people in Europe, with almost 20% of patients being diagnosed in pediatric age. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at increased risk of thromboe...

Authors: Martina Giannotta, Gherardo Tapete, Giacomo Emmi, Elena Silvestri and Monica Milla

Remarkable regression of massive deep vein thrombosis in response to intensive oral rivaroxaban treatment

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common disease and is associated with pulmonary embolism (PE). Proximal iliofemoral DVT may lead to severe PE and chronic venous insufficiency. The standard therapy for DVT is a...

Authors: Norimichi Koitabashi, Nogiku Niwamae, Tetsuya Taguchi, Yoshiaki Ohyama, Noriaki Takama and Masahiko Kurabayashi

“Role of the adipocyte hormone leptin in cardiovascular diseases – a study from Chennai based Population”

Obesity is currently regarded as a pro-inflammatory condition during which leptin (Ob gene product) might act as a risk factor for Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) including Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI). There ...

Authors: Devarajan Nalini, Rajendran Karthick, Vijay Shirin, Ganesan Manohar and Raghunathan Malathi

Reviewer acknowledgement 2014

The Editors of Thrombosis Journal would like to thank all of our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 12 (2014) and whose valuable support is fundamental to its success.

Authors: Yukio Ozaki and Hugo ten Cate

A survey of thrombosis experts evaluating practices and opinions regarding venous thromboprophylaxis in patients with active cancer hospitalized with an acute medical illness

Current clinical practice guidelines recommend the use of prophylactic doses of low molecular weight heparins for cancer patients requiring hospitalization for acute medical illness. However, a recently publis...

Authors: Patricia Moretto, Junghyun Park, Marc Rodger, Grégoire Le Gal and Marc Carrier

Global assays and the management of oral anticoagulation

Coagulation tests range from global or overall tests to assays specific to individual clotting factors and their inhibitors. Whether a particular test is influenced by an oral anticoagulant depends on the prin...

Authors: Herm Jan M Brinkman

Assays of different aspects of haemostasis – what do they measure?

Haemostasis is a complex process affected by many factors including both cellular and plasma components. It is a multistep process starting with platelet adhesion to damaged endothelium and ending in clot fibr...

Authors: Nahreen Tynngård, Tomas L Lindahl and Sofia Ramström

Superior vena cava syndrome revealing a Behçet’s disease

Behçet’s disease (BD) is a rare vasculitis in sub-Saharan Africa. Vascular thrombosis, especially venous, is common in this condition and also constitutes a basic diagnostic criterion. Its affection of the sup...

Authors: Simon Antoine Sarr, Pape Diadie Fall, Mouhamadou Chérif Mboup, Khadidiatou Dia, Malick Bodian and Modou Jobe

A randomized, open-label trial of edoxaban in Japanese patients with severe renal impairment undergoing lower-limb orthopedic surgery

Edoxaban is an oral, direct, factor Xa inhibitor approved in Japan for thromboembolic prophylaxis after lower-limb orthopedic surgery (LLOS), but contraindicated in patients with severe renal impairment (SRI; ...

Authors: Takeshi Fuji, Satoru Fujita, Yohko Kawai, Yasuyuki Abe, Tetsuya Kimura, Masayuki Fukuzawa, Kenji Abe and Shintaro Tachibana

Global/integral assays in hemostasis diagnostics: promises, successes, problems and prospects

Authors: Mikhail A Panteleev and Hendrik Coenraad Hemker

Global assays of hemostasis in the diagnostics of hypercoagulation and evaluation of thrombosis risk

Thrombosis is a deadly malfunctioning of the hemostatic system occurring in numerous conditions and states, from surgery and pregnancy to cancer, sepsis and infarction. Despite availability of antithrombotic a...

Authors: Elena N Lipets and Fazoil I Ataullakhanov

Impact of a high-fat meal on assessment of clopidogrel-induced platelet inhibition in healthy subjects

Ideal conditions for platelet reactivity testing are critical for optimal selection of a P2Y12 inhibitor. Data are inconsistent regarding the impact of high-fat meals on test assessment.

Authors: Paul P Dobesh, Jamela F Urban, Scott W Shurmur and Julie H Oestreich

Oral rivaroxaban for Japanese patients with symptomatic venous thromboembolism – the J-EINSTEIN DVT and PE program

The global EINSTEIN DVT and PE studies compared rivaroxaban (15 mg twice daily for 3 weeks followed by 20 mg once daily) with enoxaparin/vitamin K antagonist therapy and demonstrated non-inferiority for effica...

Authors: Norikazu Yamada, Atsushi Hirayama, Hideaki Maeda, Satoru Sakagami, Hiroo Shikata, Martin H Prins, Anthonie WA Lensing, Masaharu Kato, Junichi Onuma, Yuki Miyamoto, Kazuma Iekushi and Mariko Kajikawa

A general review of major global coagulation assays: thrombelastography, thrombin generation test and clot waveform analysis

Thrombosis and hemorrhage are major contributors to morbidity and mortality. The traditional laboratory tests do not supply enough information to diagnose and treat patients timely and according to their pheno...

Authors: Marcus D Lancé

Severe hyperhomocysteinemia due to cystathionine β-synthase deficiency, and Factor V Leiden mutation in a patient with recurrent venous thrombosis

Homocysteine is an amino acid that is toxic to vascular endothelial cells, and plasma elevations have been associated with venous thromboembolism. Severe hyperhomocysteinemia (>100 μmol/L) may result from muta...

Authors: Zuhier Awan, Sumayah Aljenedil, David S Rosenblatt, Jean Cusson, Brian M Gilfix and Jacques Genest

Hypothermia: effects on platelet function and hemostasis

Mild therapeutic hypothermia is considered standard care in the treatment of patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest. With increasingly more frequent concomitant use of platelet-inhibiting drugs, clinicians ...

Authors: Sven Van Poucke, Kris Stevens, Abraham Emanuel Marcus and Marcus Lancé

Treatment options for venous thromboembolism: lessons learnt from clinical trials

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), comprising deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a common condition associated with a significant clinical and economic burden. Anticoagulant therapy is the mainstay of ...

Authors: Simon McRae

Efficacy and safety of novel oral anticoagulants in clinical practice: a report from three centers in Sweden

In clinical trials new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) have proved to be as effective as warfarin for thromboprophylaxis in atrial fibrillation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of thes...

Authors: Ashkan Labaf, Martin Carlwe and Peter J Svensson

Evaluation of the usefulness of a D dimer test in combination with clinical pretest probability score in the prediction and exclusion of Venous Thromboembolism by medical residents

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) requires urgent diagnosis and treatment to avoid related complications. Clinical presentations of VTE are nonspecific and require definitive confirmation by imaging techniques. A c...

Authors: Tarek Owaidah, Nahlah AlGhasham, Saad AlGhamdi, Dania AlKhafaji, Bandar ALAmro, Mohamed Zeitouni, Fawaz Skaff, Hazzaa AlZahrani, Adher AlSayed, Naser ElKum, Mahmoud Moawad, Ahmed Nasmi, Mohannad Hawari and Khalid Maghrabi

Influence of statin use on the incidence of recurrent venous thromboembolism and major bleeding in patients receiving rivaroxaban or standard anticoagulant therapy

Statins may reduce the risk of first and recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE). No data are available on their potential benefit in patients treated with the oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban.

Authors: Philip S Wells, Martin Gebel, Martin H Prins, Bruce L Davidson and Anthonie WA Lensing

Rivaroxaban versus enoxaparin/vitamin K antagonist therapy in patients with venous thromboembolism and renal impairment

Patients with renal impairment receiving classical anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism (VTE) are at increased risk of bleeding and possibly pulmonary embolism. We examined the efficacy and safety of ora...

Authors: Rupert M Bauersachs, Anthonie WA Lensing, Martin H Prins, Dagmar Kubitza, Ákos F Pap, Hervé Decousus, Jan Beyer-Westendorf and Paolo Prandoni

Measurement of non-VKA oral anticoagulants versus classic ones: the appropriate use of hemostasis assays

Traditional anticoagulant agents such as vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), unfractionated heparin (UFH), low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs) and fondaparinux have been widely used in the prevention and treatment...

Authors: Jonathan Douxfils, Anne Tamigniau, Bernard Chatelain, Catherine Goffinet, Jean-Michel Dogné and François Mullier

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation of rivaroxaban: considerations for the treatment of venous thromboembolism

Patients with deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism are recommended to receive anticoagulation for acute treatment and secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Fast-acting direct oral anticoa...

Authors: Sebastian Harder

Venous thromboembolism in the elderly: efficacy and safety of non-VKA oral anticoagulants

Increasing age and renal impairment are risk factors for venous thrombosis but also for anticoagulant-induced bleeding. In large-scale phase III trials, non-VKA oral anticoagulants (NOACs) were at least as eff...

Authors: Vincent Geldhof, Christophe Vandenbriele, Peter Verhamme and Thomas Vanassche

Drug-drug interactions and risk of bleeding among inpatients on warfarin therapy: a prospective observational study

Warfarin is known for its interaction with many drugs, resulting in undesired treatment outcomes such as bleeding. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of drug-drug interactions and determinants of bleedin...

Authors: Gebrehiwot Teklay, Nuredin Shiferaw, Befikadu Legesse and Mebratu Legesse Bekele

Successful thrombolysis following enoxaparin therapy in two pediatric patients with congenital heart disease presenting with intracardiac and cerebral thrombosis

Enoxaparin displays fibrinolytic activity through stimulation of endothelial release of tissue plasminogen activator. Moreover, enoxaparin increases the release of tissue factor pathway inhibitor, which inhibi...

Authors: Gesa Wiegand, Vanya Icheva, Martin Schöning and Michael Hofbeck

The influence of Erythropoietin on platelet activation, thrombin generation and FVII/active FVII in patients with AMI

Erythropoietin (Epo) has been shown to improve myocardial function in models of experimental myocardial infarction, but has also been associated with a rise in thromboembolic events. Thus, the aim of this stud...

Authors: Gabriele Demetz, Magdalena Laux, Armin Scherhag, Tiny Hoekstra, Marit M Suttorp, Friedo Dekker, Mark Roest, Mira Marcus-Kalish, Moshe Mittelman and Ilka Ott

Relationship between angiotensin I-converting enzyme insertion/deletion gene polymorphism and retinal vein occlusion

To evaluate the association between angiotensin I-converting enzyme insertion/deletion (ACE I/D) gene polymorphism and retinal vein occlusion (RVO). A total of 80 patients with retinal vein occlusion who was a...

Authors: Işıl Kutluturk, Ali Karagöz, Tahir Bezgin, Vecih Oduncu, Ali Elveran, Cem Doğan, Ahmet Elbay, Cevat Kirma and Yusuf Özertürk

XALIA: rationale and design of a non-interventional study of rivaroxaban compared with standard therapy for initial and long-term anticoagulation in deep vein thrombosis

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), comprising deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism, poses a substantial clinical risk, and the incidence of these thrombotic-related diseases remains high. Anticoagulati...

Authors: Walter Ageno, Lorenzo G Mantovani, Sylvia Haas, Reinhold Kreutz, Verena Haupt, Jonas Schneider and Alexander GG Turpie

Risk of venous thromboembolic disease and adequacy of prophylaxis in hospitalized patients in Argentina: a multicentric cross-sectional study

Venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) is associated with high morbi-mortality. Adherence rate to the recommendations of antithrombotic prophylaxis guidelines (ATPG) is suboptimal. The aim of this study was to de...

Authors: Fernando Vazquez, Ricardo Watman, Aldo Tabares, Carina Gumpel, Enrique Baldessari, Alicia B Vilaseca, Federico J Capparelli and Esteban Lifschitz

Quality of vitamin K antagonist control and outcomes in atrial fibrillation patients: a meta-analysis and meta-regression

Atrial fibrillation (AF) patients frequently require anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) to prevent thromboembolic events, but their use increases the risk of hemorrhage. We evaluated time spent ...

Authors: Elizabeth S Mearns, C Michael White, Christine G Kohn, Jessica Hawthorne, Ju-Sung Song, Joy Meng, Jeff R Schein, Monika K Raut and Craig I Coleman

Impact of stated barriers on proposed warfarin prescription for atrial fibrillation: a survey of Canadian physicians

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia, and leading cause of ischemic stroke. Despite proven effectiveness, warfarin remains an under-used treatment in atrial fibrillation patients. We sought ...

Authors: Stuart G Nicholls, Jamie C Brehaut, Rubab G Arim, Kelly Carroll, Richard Perez, Kaveh G Shojania, Jeremy M Grimshaw and Roy M Poses

Management of pregnancy associated venous-thromboembolism: a survey of practices

Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is frequently recommended for the treatment of pregnancy associated venous thromboembolism (PAVTE). Given that prior reports have suggested a wide variation in dosing of LMW...

Authors: Esteban Gándara, Marc Carrier and Marc A Rodger

Enhanced pre-operative thrombolytic status is associated with the incidence of deep venous thrombosis in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

Deep venous thrombosis (DVT), which is often associated with pulmonary embolism (PE), is a serious complication after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). In the present study, we examined the overall thrombotic and...

Authors: Yukinori Tamura, Shigeshi Mori, Shigeki Asada, Naoyuki Kawao, Shigeru Ueshima, Hiroshi Kaji, Junichiro Yamamoto, Masao Akagi and Osamu Matsuo

Thrombin based gelatin matrix and fibrin sealant mediated clot formation in the presence of clopidogrel

Platelet inhibitors are commonly used to reduce the risk of atherothrombotic events. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of platelet inhibitors, specifically clopidogrel and aspirin, on clot kine...

Authors: Joseph F Dwyer, Jill A McCoy, Ziping Yang, Michael Husser, Heinz Redl, Mary Ann Murphy, Martin Wolfsegger, James P DiOrio, Andreas Goppelt and Shane Donovan

The effect of a continuing medical education program on Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis utilization and mortality in a tertiary-care hospital

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis is underutilized for hospitalized patients. The primary objective of this study was to assess the impact of a continuing medical education (CME) program on thromboproph...

Authors: Fahad Al-Hameed, Hasan M Al-Dorzi and Essam Aboelnazer

The role of prothrombin complex concentrates in reversal of target specific anticoagulants

Over the past several years a new era for patients requiring anticoagulation has arrived. The approval of new target specific oral anticoagulants offers practitioners several advantages over traditionally used...

Authors: Katrina Babilonia and Toby Trujillo

Simple and rapid assay for effect of the new oral anticoagulant (NOAC) rivaroxaban: preliminary results support further tests with all NOACs

New oral anticoagulant (NOAC) drugs are known to influence the results of some routine hemostasis tests. Further data are needed to enable routine assessment of the effects of NOAC on clotting parameters in so...

Authors: Raul Altman and Claudio Daniel Gonzalez

Incidence of venous thromboembolism in northern Sweden (VEINS): a population-based study

The reported incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) varies considerably among studies. The primary aim of this study was to describe the incidence of VTE in relation to age and sex. The secondary aim was to...

Authors: Magdalena Johansson, Lars Johansson and Marcus Lind

Warfarin and atrial fibrillation: from ideal to real the warfarin affaire

Vitamin K Antagonists (VKAs) are widely used in clinical practice and nearly 1% of the entire population receives oral anticoagulation at least once in life. However, the rate of prescription of anticoagulatio...

Authors: Mauro Molteni and Claudio Cimminiello

TEG® and RapidTEG® are unreliable for detecting warfarin-coagulopathy: a prospective cohort study

Thromboelastography® (TEG) utilizes kaolin, an intrinsic pathway activator, to assess clotting function. Recent published studies suggest that TEG results are commonly normal in patients receiving warfarin, de...

Authors: C Michael Dunham, Charlene Rabel, Barbara M Hileman, Jason Schiraldi, Elisha A Chance, Mark T Shima, Alddo A Molinar and David A Hoffman

New oral anticoagulants: are coagulation units still required?

Chronic antithrombotic therapy involves the use of anticoagulants, antiplatelets given either as monotherapy or in combination for the prevention of thrombotic complications. The most feared and sometimes fata...

Authors: Raul Altman