BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: It has been known for a long time that cirrhosis is associated with hyperfibrinolysis, which might contribute to an increased risk and severity of bleeding. However, recent papers have questioned the presence of a hyperfibrinolytic state in cirrhotic patients and postulated a rebalanced system owing to concomitant changes in both pro- and anti-fibrinolytic factors. Therefore we re-investigated the fibrinolytic state of cirrhotic patients using two different overall tests including a recently developed test for global fibrinolytic capacity (GFC) using whole blood. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Blood was collected from 30 healthy controls and 75 patients with cirrhosis of varying severity (34 Child-Pugh A, 28 Child-Pugh B and 13 Child-Pugh C). The plasma clot lysis time (CLT), which is inversely correlated with fibrinolysis, was determined as well as the GFC. RESULTS: The mean CLT was 74.5 min in the controls and decreased significantly to 66.9 min in Child-Pugh class A patients, 59.3 min in class B patients and 61.0 min in class C patients, and hyperfibrinolysis existed in 40% of the patients. The median GFC was 1.7 μg mL(-1) in the controls and increased significantly to 4.0 μg mL(-1) in Child-Pugh class A patients, 11.1 μg mL(-1) in class B patients and 22.5 μg mL(-1) in class C patients, and hyperfibrinolysis existed in 43% of the patients. Taken together, 60% of the patients showed hyperfibrinolysis in at least one of the two global assays. CONCLUSION: A rebalanced fibrinolytic system may occur, but hyperfibrinolysis is found in the majority of patients with cirrhosis.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: It has been known for a long time that cirrhosis is associated with hyperfibrinolysis, which might contribute to an increased risk and severity of bleeding. However, recent papers have questioned the presence of a hyperfibrinolytic state in cirrhotic patients and postulated a rebalanced system owing to concomitant changes in both pro- and anti-fibrinolytic factors. Therefore we re-investigated the fibrinolytic state of cirrhotic patients using two different overall tests including a recently developed test for global fibrinolytic capacity (GFC) using whole blood. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Blood was collected from 30 healthy controls and 75 patients with cirrhosis of varying severity (34 Child-Pugh A, 28 Child-Pugh B and 13 Child-Pugh C). The plasma clot lysis time (CLT), which is inversely correlated with fibrinolysis, was determined as well as the GFC. RESULTS: The mean CLT was 74.5 min in the controls and decreased significantly to 66.9 min in Child-Pugh class A patients, 59.3 min in class B patients and 61.0 min in class C patients, and hyperfibrinolysis existed in 40% of the patients. The median GFC was 1.7 μg mL(-1) in the controls and increased significantly to 4.0 μg mL(-1) in Child-Pugh class A patients, 11.1 μg mL(-1) in class B patients and 22.5 μg mL(-1) in class C patients, and hyperfibrinolysis existed in 43% of the patients. Taken together, 60% of the patients showed hyperfibrinolysis in at least one of the two global assays. CONCLUSION: A rebalanced fibrinolytic system may occur, but hyperfibrinolysis is found in the majority of patients with cirrhosis.
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