Correction of Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients with Severe COVID-19 Virus Infection Using a Thrombodynamics Coagulation Assay

Autor: Tatiana S. Vuimo PhD, Sergey V. Tsarenko MD, Elena V. Filimonova PhD, Elena A. Seregina PhD, Sergey S. Karamzin PhD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, Vol 28 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1938-2723
10760296
DOI: 10.1177/10760296221142862
Popis: Background The average frequency of thrombosis in patients with COVID-19 is still high despite low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) prophylactic. Global hemostasis assays, particularly thrombodynamics (TD), known to be sensitive to both hypercoagulation and heparin effects, could potentially be useful for individual management of anticoagulant therapy. Methods A total of 74 patients with lung involvement >50% were randomized into two groups: Group A (44 patients) received weight-based dosing of LMWH, and Group B (30 patients) received the first LMWH dose by a weight-based dosing protocol and then received an adjusted dose based on TD daily results. The endpoints of the study were thrombosis and bleeding as well as discharge or death of the patient. Results The incidence of thrombosis was 3 times lower in Group B under TD control compared to Group A without TD control: 7% versus 23 respectively ( p = .05). The relative risk of thrombosis if the average clot growth rate V in TD exceeded the threshold value of 25 μm/min was 14.3 ( p = .0005, 95% confidence interval 3.2-63.7). There were no clinically significant bleeding episodes in Group B while there were 7% in unregulated Group A. Mortality in Group B under TD control was lower than that in Group A without control: 27% versus 36%, respectively ( p = .13). Conclusions The dosing LMWH under thrombodynamics control in severe patients with COVID-19 allows for a significant reduction in thrombotic complications. Long-term hypercoagulation revealed by thrombodynamics (3 and more days) is a strong predictor of thrombosis (AUC = 0.83).
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