Frantisek Nehaj1, Juraj Sokol2, Michal Mokan1, Jela Ivankova2, Maros Mokan1. 1. 1 First Department of Internal Medicine, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Martin, Slovakia. 2. 2 Department of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, National Centre of Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Martin, Slovakia.
Abstract
The availability of direct oral anticoagulants has caused a paradigm shift in thrombosis management. The direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran seems to obstruct tenase complex by inhibiting thrombin generated in the initial phase and feed back to the amplification phase of cell-based coagulation reactions. However, it is still not fully understood if and how dabigatran impact platelet function. This observational study aimed to assess in vitro platelet function in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving dabigatran. Platelet aggregability was tested with platelet-rich plasma using platelet aggregometry (PACKS-4 aggregometer). Blood samples were stimulated with thrombin receptor agonist peptide (TRAP; 32 μmol/L). RESULTS: A total of 28 patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation were enrolled. The mean age was 71.57 (9.75) years (range: 50-87 years), 16 patients were women, and the mean CHA2DS2VASc score was 3.93 (1.41). All patients began treatment with dabigatran as initial anticoagulant treatment. The minimum term use of dabigatran was 18 days. Dabigatran doses were 110 mg (57.14%) or 150 mg (42.86%) twice daily. The TRAP-induced platelet aggregation was significantly lower 2 hours after taking dabigatran compared to baseline value (79.39 [13.38] vs 90.14 [10.5]). CONCLUSION: The TRAP-induced platelet aggregation was reduced in cardiovascular patients 2 hours after receiving dabigatran. Our findings could have some important clinical implications because platelet aggregation and coagulation cascade are affected at the same time.
The availability of direct oral anticoagulants has caused a paradigm shift in thrombosis management. The direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran seems to obstruct tenase complex by inhibiting thrombin generated in the initial phase and feed back to the amplification phase of cell-based coagulation reactions. However, it is still not fully understood if and how dabigatran impact platelet function. This observational study aimed to assess in vitro platelet function in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving dabigatran. Platelet aggregability was tested with platelet-rich plasma using platelet aggregometry (PACKS-4 aggregometer). Blood samples were stimulated with thrombin receptor agonist peptide (TRAP; 32 μmol/L). RESULTS: A total of 28 patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation were enrolled. The mean age was 71.57 (9.75) years (range: 50-87 years), 16 patients were women, and the mean CHA2DS2VASc score was 3.93 (1.41). All patients began treatment with dabigatran as initial anticoagulant treatment. The minimum term use of dabigatran was 18 days. Dabigatran doses were 110 mg (57.14%) or 150 mg (42.86%) twice daily. The TRAP-induced platelet aggregation was significantly lower 2 hours after taking dabigatran compared to baseline value (79.39 [13.38] vs 90.14 [10.5]). CONCLUSION: The TRAP-induced platelet aggregation was reduced in cardiovascular patients 2 hours after receiving dabigatran. Our findings could have some important clinical implications because platelet aggregation and coagulation cascade are affected at the same time.
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anticoagulants; cardiology; platelet function
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