Anticoagulants Flashcards
what subedothelial substances are exposed after vascular injury?
collagen and vWF
what mediators are released after platelet activation that further activate other platelets?
ADP/5-HT
What does GPIIb/IIIa do?
binds to circulating fibrinogen and cause platelet aggregation
What occurs after Tissue Factor complexes with Factor VII?
further activates the cascade to convert Factor II (prothrombin) to factor IIa (thrombin)
What does Thrombin do?
further stimulates XIII to cross link the fibrin and stabilize the clot, in addiction thrombin amplifies generation of thrombin by activating V, VIII, XI
What class of drug is Unfractionated Heparin?
Indirect Thrombin Inhibitors
Describe the mechanism and advantage of LMWH
too short to bridge ATIII to thrombin, metabolized in liver by heparinase. Advantages are less bleeding, longer t1/2, SC, no lab monitoring
What are some common LMWH
Enoxaparin, Dalteparin, FONDAPARINUX
What are the major SE of Heparins
BBW: can cause spinal/epidural hematomas
Hemorrhage, HAT, HIT
What is the antidote for Hemorrhage and how does it work
Protamine, which is positively charged to neutralize the negative charge on Heparin
Describe the mechanism of HAT (Type 1)
(non-immune mediated Heparin) direct interaction between heparin and platelets -> platelet aggregation
Describe the mechanism of HIT
(Immune-mediated) rare, fatal; IgG Abs vs heparin- platelet factor 4 complexes. Complex bind to Fc(g)IIa receptors -> platelet aggregation and release of more platelet factor 4 and thrombin
List the Direct Thrombin Inhibitors
Lepirudin, Desirudin, Bivalirudin, Argatroban, Dabigatran
What is the MOA of Lepirudin, Desirudin, Bivalirudin
Directly binds to thrombin to prevent thombin-mediated activation of fribrinogen and factor XIII
What makes Lepirudin highly effective?
a) inhibits free and fibrin bound thrombin
b) binding to thrombin is irreversible
What potential disadvantages are there to Lepirudin?
prolonged t1/2 in renally compromised pts- caution for dose adjustments
Describe the MOA for Argatroban and Dabigatran;
binds only to the active site of thrombin
Describe Argatroban
used for tx of pts with HIT, safe to be give in renal insufficiency b/c excreted via biliary route: CYP3A4 dependent metabolism
Describe Dabigatran
oral produrg, advantages; no need to monitor blood levels
What is the Oral Anticoagulant?
Warfarin (Coumadin)
Why does warfarin have an onset delay
Onset parallels t1/2 of the coagulation factors
Affected factors are 2,7,9,10 but factor 7 has the shortest t1/2(6 hrs)
How long until you see the effect of Warfarin?
18-24 hours
What gene provides Warfarin resistance?
VKORC1 gene
What are the adverse effects of Warfarin?
skin necrosis- widespread microvasculature necrosis