JC50 (Medicine) - DVT, PE, Thrombophilia Flashcards
Virchow’s triad of thrombosis
Stasis
Coagulability
Endothelial injury
Risk factors of vascular stasis
Heart failure Stroke Surgery Pelvic obstruction Varicose veins Prolonged immobolization
Risk factors of hypercoagulability
Inherited and acquired thrombophilia Malignancy, esp. haematological Nephrotic syndrome Myeloproliferative neoplasm Pregnancy/ Estrogen therapy Dehydration Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria
Risk factors of endothelial injury
Surgery
Radiation
Tourniquet and Indwelling catheter
Sepsis
General risk factors of thrombosis (arterial and venous) (8)
Risk factors of arterial thrombosis only (5)
Both arterial and venous thrombosis: Age Family history of thrombosis Smoking Obesity Antiphospholipid syndrome Hyperhomocysteinaemia MPN PNH
Arterial thrombosis only: Male sex Hypercholesterolemia Diabetes Mellitus Hypertension Chronic renal impairment
List inherited thrombophilia
- Antithrombin, Protein C, Protein S deficiency
- Factor V Leiden
- Hyperhomocysteinemia
- Prothrombin G20210A mutation
Anti-thrombin deficiency
- Inheritance pattern
- Antithrombin function and synthesis
- Drug C/I
- Treatment
Inheritance: AD
Antithrombin: most thrombogenic inherited cause
- Synthesis in liver
- Function: neutralize thrombin, factor IXa, Xa, XIa, XIIa
C/I:
Heparin is ineffective without antithrombin, heparin-resistant
Tx:
Higher dose of LMWH
Antithrombin concentrate in refractory VTE
Prophylaxis in pregnancy, surgery or post-VTE
Protein C deficiency
- Inheritance pattern
- Physiological Synthesis and function
- Tx
AD inheritance
Synthesis in liver
Function: Vitamin K dependent anticoagulant, need activation by thrombin, Inactivates factor Va and VIIIa
Tx:
Anticoagulation in VTE → should continue indefinitely
Prophylactic anticoagulation in pregnancy, surgery or post-VTE
Protein S deficiency
- Inheritance pattern
- Synthesis and function
- Tx
AD inheritance
Synthesis in Liver, Endothelial cells, Megakaryocytes and Brain cells
Function:
Co-factor of activated protein C to inactivate Factor Va and VIIIa
Vitamin K dependent anticoagulant
Tx:
Anticoagulation in VTE → individualize decision for indefinite anticoagulation
Prophylactic anticoagulation in pregnancy, surgery
Common ACQUIRED causes of anticoagulant deficiency (Anti-thrombin, Protein C and S)
Depletes all 3 of anti-thrombin, Protein C and Protein S:
- Neonatal period
- Liver disease
- Sepsis
- Acute thrombosis
- DIC
- L-asparaginase
Pregnancy and Estrogen, Nephrotic syndrome:
- Depletes Antithrombin and Protein S
Warfarin:
- Depletes Protein C and Protein S (both vit. K dependent)
Factor V Leiden
Prothrombin G2021A mutation
Hyperhomocysterinemia
check SN
Antiphospholipid syndrome
Cause
Manifestations
Confounding factors for positive result
Treatment
Cause:
Generation of auto-antibodies against phospholipid-binding proteins
- Anti-cardiolipin antibodies (IgG or IgM)
- Anti-B2 glycoprotein I
- Lupus anticoagulant (actually prothrombotic)
Manifestations:
- DVT, PE
- Arterial thrombosis: MI, Stroke
- Thrombocytopenia
- Pregnancy complications, Recurrent fetal loss
- Livedo reticularis
Confounding factors: Marginal and transient increase concentration, with prolong aPTT
- Viral infections
- Drugs
Tx:
- Life-long LMWH or Warfarin for VTE, Add aspirin for Arterial thrombosis
- Target INR between 2 to 3
- DOAC not recommended
Malignancy- associated VTE
Malignancy is prothrombotic state
Immobolization causes stasis
Drugs can cause thrombosis
MPN associated thrombosis
- Risk for arterial or venous thrombosis?
- High risk of thrombosis in which organ?
- Cause?
Risk of both arterial and venous thrombotic risk
Mesenteric thrombosis
Acquired vWD in extreme thrombocytosis
Pregnancy and Estrogen associated VTE
- High risk in which pregnancy period?
- Maternal risk factors
Highest risk in post-partum period
Higher risk:
- Multiple pregnancies
- Maternal obesity
- Maternal DM or HT
- Thrombophilia
- High maternal age
- Hospitalization and C-section
- Eclampsia
- Post-partum hemorrhage
Nephrotic syndrome associated VTE
- Pathogenesis
- Increase risk of arterial or venous thrombosis
Pathogenesis:
- Renal vein thrombosis and nephrotic syndrome cause proteinuria»_space; Loss of natural anticoagulants through kidneys
Risk:
- Arterial and venous thrombosis
Clinical presentation of venous thromboembolism (5 main sites in body with S/S) **
- Lower limb DVT
- asymmetrical lower limb swelling/ bilateral calf girth difference
- Dilated superficial veins
- pain, warmth, erythema - Pulmonary embolism
- Pleuritic chest pain/ central/ crushing
- Hemoptysis
- Acute cough, dyspnea, syncope
- Shock, sudden death - Cerebral venous thrombosis:
- Increase ICP: headache, papilloedema, impaired consciousness
- Seizures, focal deficit - Mesenteric venous thrombosis
- Portal vein thrombosis
- Acute abdominal pain +/- fever, diarrhea - Axillary vein thrombosis
- UL pain, swelling, heat
- Venous thoracic outlet syndrome
- Young, athletic male with prior strenuous UL exercise