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Thrombin generation induced by recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) in patients with haemophilia and/or inhibitors to factor VIII/IX could enhance generation of thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI), a recently described link between coagulation and fibrinolysis. TAFI is unstable and it is not easy to measure its active form in vivo. Overall haemostatic potential (OHP) is a novel method for haemostasis estimation, based on determination of the fibrin aggregation curve in which tiny amounts of thrombin are used for activation of clotting. We measured OHP in six patients with inhibitors to factor VIII before injection of rFVIIa and 10 and 120 min thereafter. Overall fibrinolytic potential (OFP) and clot lysis time (CLT) analysed by this method could be used for indirect estimation of TAFI generation. We found no change in pro-TAFI and total TAFI antigen before and after treatment with rFVIIa. OHP was almost undetectable before treatment but increased into the range of normal pooled plasma 10 and 120 min after rFVIIa treatment, as did CLT. However, after addition of potato tuber carboxypeptidase inhibitor, a specific inhibitor of TAFI, the shortening of CLT was lower than that in NPP. OFP was increased in patient plasma both 10 and 120 min after treatment compared with NPP. There was a strong positive correlation between pro-TAFI concentration and shortening of CLT after PTCI addition and a negative correlation between pro-TAFI concentration and OFP 10 min after rFVIIa injection. Thus, rFVIIa normalizes OHP and CLT 10 min after injection. While this improvement slightly decreases, but still exists after 2 hours, it suggests efficacy in bleeding prevention using a protocol based on rFVIIa administration every 2 hours.
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PMID:Overall haemostatic potential can be used for estimation of thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor-dependent fibrinolysis in vivo and for possible follow-up of recombinant factor VIIa treatment in patients with inhibitors to factor VIII. 1241 Jun 47

Arterial thrombosis or emboli have rarely been reported in Cushing syndrome (CS). Here we describe the first case of mesenteric ischaemia secondary to ventricular emboli in a patient with CS. Laboratory evaluation showed increased fibrinogen and factor VIII. Previous studies showed that venous thromboembolism (VTE) increases in CS. This case for the first time described arterial system thrombosis and emboli in a patient with adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-dependent CS.
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PMID:Acute abdominal pain in a man with Cushing syndrome. 2594 8

Hemophilia A is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by factor VIII deficiency, which is an important factor in the coagulation system. Here, we describe a 1-year-old boy with hemophilia A who developed West syndrome (WS). Recombinant factor VIII was administered during adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) therapy to prevent intracranial hemorrhage. Infusion of factor VIII at fixed intervals is useful for the safe administration of ACTH therapy for patients with WS with severe hemophilia A. A coagulation screening test should be performed before ACTH therapy.
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PMID:ACTH therapy for West syndrome with severe hemophilia A. 2789 66