Hemodynamics and Clotting Flashcards
What does normal hemostasis rely on?
maintenance of blood in a fluid, clot free state
induction of rapid and localized hemostatic plug at site of vascular injury
What regulates hemostasis?
platelets
coagulation cascade
endothelium
What is the first event in primary hemostasis?
vasoconstriction as a result of endothelin and reflex
What steps occur in platelet adhesion?
bind to ECM via von Willebrand factor (produced by endothelium)
What occurs during platelet activation?
shape changes and release secretory granules which recruit more platelets
How is secondary hemostasis activated?
tissue factor-activates coagulation cascade
thrombin-converts fibrinogen to fibrin
cross-linked fibrin forms permanent plug
What are the primary sites for the coagulation cascade to occur?
phospholipids on activated platelets, bind Ca (cofactor for cascade)
What are the important mediators in platelet aggregation?
ADP and thromboxane A2-amplify aggregation forming primary hemostatic plug
thrombin binds to protease activated receptor on platelet membrane causing further aggregation
still reversible
What does fibrinogen bind to?
GP2b3a for aggregation
What moderates the size of clot?
fibrinolytic cascade
plasmin cleaves fibrin to fibrin split products
What are the anti-thrombotic properties of endothelial cells?
PGI2 and NO vasodilators
ADPase inhibits platelet aggregation by breaking down ADP
What is the mechanism of action for thrombomodulin?
binds thrombin
activates protein C
with protein S inactivates factors 5 and 8
What is the mechanism of action for anti-thrombin III?
inhibits the activity of thrombin, 10 and 9
What is the mechanism of action for tissue factor pathway inhibitor?
inhibits the activity of 7 and 10
What is the mechanism of action for tissue type plasminogen activator?
converts plasminogen to plasmin
plasmin cleaves fibrin, degrading thrombi
What are the pro-thrombotic properties of endothelial cells?
von Willebrand factor-cofactor in binding platelets to ECM
thrombomodulin-expression down regulated by activated endothelial cells
tissue factor-activates extrinsic coagulation cascade
plasminogen activator inhibitor-limits fibrinolysis
What stimulates the synthesis of tissue factor?
stimulated by TNF, IL-1, bacterial endotoxins
activates extrinsic coagulation cascade
What is Virchow triad?
endothelial injury
abnormal blood flow
hypercoagulability
What can cause injury to the endothelium?
HTN, turbulent flow, bacterial endotoxins
increased procoagulant factors, decreased anti-coagulant effectors
What is abnormal blood flow?
disruption of laminar flow
turbulence and stasis
turbulence from plaques
stasis from aneurysms, flaccid myocardium post MI, heart chamber dilation, a-fib
What are the causes of hypercoagulability?
primary-genetic-mutation in factor V, prothrombin, MTHFR (increases homocysteine), deficiencies in antithrombin III, protein C, protein S
What is factor 5 Leiden?
mutant factor 5 is resistant to cleavage by protein C
Arg to Glu at 506
heterozygotes 5x relative risk, homozygotes 50x relative risk
What happens due to a mutation in the prothrombin gene?
mutation causes elevated prothrombin levels
3x relative risk of venous thrombosis
What happens due to the MTHFR gene?
variant in 5,10 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
causes modest elevation of homocysteine (inhibits antithrombin III-promotes clotting)
What are the secondary hypercoagulability states?
prolonged immobilization MI, a fib, prosthetic cardiac valves tissue damage cancer DIC heparin-induced thrombocytopenia antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
What is antiphospholipid antibody syndrome?
formerly called lupus anticoagulant syndrome
antibodies bind to protein epitopes exposed by phospholipids
clinical-recurrent thrombi and miscarriages, cardiac valve vegetations, thrombocytopenia, prolonged PTT
treatment-chronic anticoagulation, immunosuppression
What are other secondary risks (lower) for hypercoagulability?
cardiomyopathy, nephrotic syndrome, hyperestrogenic states, oral contraceptives, sickle cell anemia, advancing age (decrease PGI2), cigarette smoking, obesity
What are combined states of hypercoagulability?
homozygous mutations
concurrent inheritance of different mutations (combined heterozygosity)
mutations plus acquired risk factors
–patients under 50 with DVT should be checked for genetic risk factors even in setting of acquired risk factors
What are lines of Zahn?
pale layers are platelets
darker layers are fibrin and RBCs
more prominent in arterial thrombi
Where does a thrombus attach?
underlying heart or vessel wall
What are the characteristics of an arterial thrombus?
usually occlusive-coronary, cerebral, femoral
usually overlies atherosclerotic plaque
gray-white, friable mesh of platelets, fibrin, RBCs and WBCs
grows retrograde to blood flow (toward the heart)
What are the characteristics of a venous thrombus?
essentially always occlusive
lower extremities (90% of cases)
Red-more RBCs
grow in direction of blood flow (toward heart)
propagating tail-not well attached and prone to embolization
What are the characteristics of a post-mortem clot?
usually not attached
dependent portion is dark red
supernatant is yellow, gelatinous like chicken fat
What are the possible fates of a thrombus?
propagation
embolization
dissolution
organization and recanalization
What happens during organization and recanalization?
endothelial cells, fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells grow into clot
small channels develop through clot
clot may incorporate into vessel wall
What is the fate of a superficial venous thrombosis?
rarely embolize
cause edema distal to obstruction, predispose overlying skin to injury, infection, ulceration
What is a deep venous thrombosis?
at or above knee most likely to embolize
collateral circulation can relieve pain
diagnosis-ultrasound or angiogram
treat with anticoagulation
What does a coronary artery thrombosis cause?
MI
What does a cerebral artery thrombosis cause?
stroke, TIA
What does a femoral artery thrombosis cause?
gangrene
What does an atrial mural thrombus cause?
secondary to a-fib or mitral valve stenosis, can embolize
What does a ventricular mural thrombus cause?
secondary to MI, cardiomyopathy, can embolize
What is an embolism?
a detached intravascular solid, liquid, or gaseous mass that is carried by the blood to a site distant from its point of origin
What causes pulmonary thromboembolisms?
DVT in 90% of cases
often occurs as multiple emboli, sequentially or shower
What is the clinical presentation of massive occlusion of pulmonary circulation?
sudden death, right heart failure (cor pulmonale) or cardiovascular collapse
What is the clinical presentation of medium sized arterial occlusion?
hemorrhage but not infarction due to dual circulation
What is the clinical presentation of end arteriole occlusions?
infarction
What is a systemic thromboembolism?
80% come from heart (intracardiac mural thrombi)
others from aortic aneuysm, atherosclerosis, valvular vegetations
paradoxical (from R to L shunt) allows it to bypass lungs
go to lower extremities (most common) and cause ischemia or infarction-depends on extent of collateral or dual circulation
What is a fat embolus?
microscopic fat globules may be found in circulation after fracture of long bones
What is the clinical presentation of fat embolism syndrome?
1-3 days post injury
pulmonary insufficiency
neurologic effects
anemia and thrombocytopenia (see petechiae)
due to obstruction of pulmonary and cerebral microvasculature
What is an air embolus?
obstruction of circulation by large or coalesced gas bubbles
sources-neck and chest injuries, obstetric procedures, thoracentesis, hemodialysis
What is decompression sickness?
air breathed at high pressure increases amount of air that dissolves in the blood
gas bubbles out of the blood during rapid depressurization forming emboli
in muscle-the bends
treat with 100% O2, compression chamber
What is an amniotic fluid embolus?
infusion of amniotic fluid or fetal tissue into maternal circulation at delivery
initial sx-sudden severe dyspnea, cyanosis, hypotensive shock, then seizures and coma
late-pulmonary edema and DIC
anticoagulants
inhibit fibrin formation
heparin, LMW heparin, warfarin, fondaparinux, argatroban, dabigatran
antiplatelets
inhibit platelet aggregation
aspirin, dipyridamole, clopidogrel, ticlopidine, abciximab, eptifidatide
thrombolytics
dissolve formed fibrin clots
streptokinase, alteplase, anistreplase, tenecteplase
heparin
porcine unfractioned
cleaved by endo-D-glucuronidase into various fractions
MOA heparin
reversibly binds ATIII
active coagulation factors bind irreversibly to ATIII (Arg-Ser) to prevent fibrin generation
suicide substrate
heparin in pregnancy
approved because it does not cross the placenta
administration of heparin
injected sc or iv (im contraindicated induce hematoma)
monitor partial thromboplastin
increase lipoprotein lipase activity
adverse effects of heparin
bleeding HIT (type I non immune mediated, type II immune mediated based on heparin platelet factor 4 complex)
reversal of heparin induced bleeding
reverse with plasma, whole blood or protamine
do not give to NPH insulin or fish allergy for protamine
LMW heparin
too small to simultaneously bind ATIII and thrombin
specific for ATIII inactivation of X (low affinity for thrombin)
indications for LMW heparin
unstable angina or STEMI
monitor anti-X activity
advantages of LMW heparin
longer half life
outpatient
lower incidence of thrombocytopenia
predictable response
fondaparinux
administer iv or sc
inactivation of factor X
MOA warfarin
inhibits synthesis of biologically active vitamin K dependent clotting factors
clotting factors cant bind Ca (2,7,9,10,C,S)
time for action of warfarin
5-7 days for generation of coagulation factors incapable of binding Ca
oral administration
warfarin monitoring
monitor INR (prothrombin time)
measures extrinsic pathway
goal of 2-3 (2.5-3.5 for heart valve replacement)
polymorphisms for warfarin
CYP2C9*1 normal (2 and 3 decreased clearance)
VKORC1 G normal (A synthesizes less VKORC1 so less protein for warfarin to bind)
increase warfarin effect
aspirin ketoconazole and erythromycin cimetidine ibuprofen cephalosporins sulfa/trimeth
decrease warfarin effect
cholestyramine
rifampin
phenobarbital
cigarette smoking
contraindications for warfarin
not in pregnancy
causes nasal hypoplasia in first trimester
CNS, increased fetal death in second and third trimester
treatment of excessive bleeding on warfarin
whole blood or plasma viramin K (takes 24 hrs)
direct thrombin inhibitors
argatroban or dabigatran (oral)
argatroban
directly block active site on thrombin
use for patients with HIT
dabigatran
prodrug with affinity for free and fibrin bound thrombin
converted to active by plasma esterases
excretion of dabigatran
less drug interactions
substrate for p-glycoprotein
glucuronide metabolites
use with caution in diminished renal function
aspirin MOA
irrevesible inhibitor of Cox1/2
acetylates enzyme
adverse reactions aspirin
bleeding
GI irritation
GI ulcers
dipyridamole MOA
inhibits phosphodiesterase
increases platelet cAMP levels
used with warfarin
MOA clopidogrel and ticlopidine
prodrugs-metabolized to active thiol metabolite
irreversibly bind ADP P2Y12 R on platelets
inhibits ADP activation of 2b3a
ticlopidine and clopidogrel characteristics
irreversible inhibitors
Ticlo-forms dissulfide link between the drug and SH group on CYS of receptor
Ticlo longer lasting
clipidogrel less side effects
Ticlopidine and clopidogrel side effects
bleeding
agranulocytosis and thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopenia purpura risk ticlopidine>clopidogrel
cangrelor
reversible P2Y12 receptor inhibitor administer IV (reversed in 1 hr)