SM_260b: Anticoagulant Therapy for VTE Flashcards
Describe indirect anticoagulants
Indirect anticoagulants
- Antagonize Vitamin K: warfarin
- Require antithrombin: heparin, LMWH (dalteparin, enoxaparin), fondaparinux
- Direct: factor Xa inhibitors (rivaroxaban, apixaban, edoxaban), thrombin inhibitors (dabigatran, argatroban)
Describe synthesis of Vitamin K dependent clotting factors
Synthesis of Vitamin K dependent clotting factors
Describe clotting cascade
Clotting cascade
____ is the main regulator of the carboxylation reaction
Vitamin K epoxide reductase is the main regulator of the carboxylation reaction
- Carboxylated proteins: II, VII, IX, X, C, S, Z are Vitamin K dependent clotting factors
Warfarin causes ____ deficiency in all Vitamin K dependent clotting factors
Warfarin causes acquired deficiency in all Vitamin K dependent clotting factors
- Vitamin K epoxide reductase is main modulator of warfarin response
- Vitamin K epoxide reductase mutations either increase sensitivity to warfarin or cause hereditary warfarin resistance
- Homozygosity for missense mutation results in inherited combined deficiency of II, VII, IX, and X
____ increases resistance to warfarin
VKORC1 increases resistance to warfarin
____ increases sensitivity to warfarin by decreasing warfarin clearance
CYP2C9 increases sensitivity to warfarin by decreasing warfarin clearance
- Genetic polymorphisms
- Drug inhibitors / enhancers
Describe drugs that increase sensitivity to warfarin
Increase sensitivity to warfarin
- Antibiotics: erythromycin, fluconazole, INH
- Cardiac: amiodarone, propranolol
- Anti-inflammatories: piroxicam
- GI: cimetidine, omeprazole
Describe drugs that increase resistance to warfarin
Increase resistance to warfarin
- Antibiotics: nafcillin, rifampin
- Anticonvulsants: most
- Other: sucralfate, cholestyramine
Ginkgo and garlic interactions with warfarin can cause ___
Ginkgo and garlic interactions with warfarin can cause bleeding
St. John’s wort interaction with warfarin can cause ____
St. John’s wort interaction with warfarin can cause thrombosis
Warfarin is ___-acting and requires ___ to achieve therapeutic levels
Warfarin is slow-acting and requires 5 days of dosing to achieve therapeutic levels
- Full anticoagulation effect occurs when prothrombin levels are reduced to 20%
Warfarin is monitored using ___ and ___
Warfarin is monitored using PT and iNR
- INR standardizes PT results
- INR = (patient PT / control PT) ISI
Goal INR is ___
Goal INR is 2-3
____, ____, and ____ are adverse effects of warfarin
Bleeding, teratogenic, and warfarin necrosis are adverse effects of warfarin
____ reverses effects of warfarin
Vitamin K reverses effects of warfarin
Describe how to manage elevated INR but no bleeding
Elevated INR but no bleeding
- INR > 3-10: hold warfarin
- INR > 10: hold warfarin, give oral Vitamin K if possible or IV Vitamin K if not
Describe how to manage bleeding while on warfarin
Bleeding while on warfarin
- Hold warfarin, give Vitamin K IV
- Give 4 factor prothrombin complex concentrate or FFP if unavailable
Describe heparin
Heparin
- Polymeric, highly sulfated glycosaminoglycan
- 30-50 saccharide units
- Pentasaccharide sequence binds antithrombin
- Longer chains also bind thrombin
- Inhibits factor Xa and thrombin
Describe unfractionated heparin
Unfractionated heparin
- Inactivated in gut and given IV or SQ
- Metabolized in liver and kidney
Describe mechanism of unfractionated heparin
Unfractionated heparin
- Binds antithrombin to activate it and enhance its effects
- Heparin-antithrombin complex inhibits thrombin
- Thrombin bound to fibrin is protected from heparin - prevents further clot formation but doesn’t dissolve clot
- Inhibits smooth muscle proliferation and angiogenesis
- Bound form usually inactive
Unfractionated heparin acts ___
Unfractionated heparin acts immediately
- aPTT and/or UFH anti-Xa levels are used to monitor dose