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Artif Organs ; 39(9): 741-7, 2015 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25894244

ABSTRACT

Thrombosis of tunneled central venous catheters (CVC) in hemodialysis (HD) patients is common and it can lead to the elimination of vascular sites. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of thrombotic obstruction of tunneled CVC in HD patients and the efficacy of occlusion treatment with alteplase use, and identify factors associated with thrombotic occlusion. It was a prospective cohort study performed in two centers which evaluated the diagnosis and treatment of thrombotic occlusion of CVC in HD patients for 24 consecutive months. The catheter occlusion was defined as the difficulty infusing or withdrawing fluid from their paths. Alteplase dose was infused to fill the lumen of the occluded catheter and remained for 50 min. As there was no obstruction of the catheter, the procedure was repeated. Three hundred and thirty-nine CVC in 247 patients were evaluated and followed, totalling 67,244 CVC-days. One hundred fifty-seven patients had only one CVC, 88 patients had two CVC during the study, and two patients had three CVC. The median age was 58 (47-66) years, patients were predominantly men (54%), with diabetic nephropathy as the main cause of chronic kidney disease (44%), the internal jugular vein as the main site of implantation (82%), and duration of dialysis before CVC implantation of 119 (41.5 to 585.5) days. Eight hundred and fifteen occlusion episodes were diagnosed (12 episodes/1000 CVC-days), with primary success with alteplase in 596 episodes (77%) and secondary in 81 cases (10%). In 99 episodes (13%), success was not achieved after the second dose of alteplase. Two hundred and thirty CVC were removed during the study and the removal causes were arteriovenous fistula use in 88 patients (38.3%), infectious and mechanical complications in 89 (38.7%) and 21 (9.1%), respectively, and others (transplantation, transfer, or death) in 32 patients (13.9%). Adverse effects were also not observed. In the multivariate analysis, we identified the greatest number of days with CVC (OR = 1.02, CI = 1.01-1.04, P = 0.004), the presence of diabetes (OR = 1.560, CI = 1.351-1.894, P = 0.015), and exit site infection (ESI) (OR = 1.567 CI = 1347-1926, P = 0.023) as factors associated with obstruction. Thrombotic occlusion showed frequent mechanical complication in CVC of HD patients. We observed 12 episodes of obstruction per 1000 CVC-days, with a high success rate after alteplase use (87%). In the multivariate analysis, the time with CVC, the presence of diabetes, and ESI were identified as variables associated with thrombotic obstruction.


Subject(s)
Central Venous Catheters/adverse effects , Fibrinolytic Agents/therapeutic use , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/drug therapy , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/etiology , Renal Dialysis/adverse effects , Thrombosis/drug therapy , Thrombosis/etiology , Tissue Plasminogen Activator/therapeutic use , Aged , Female , Humans , Incidence , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Risk Factors , Vascular Patency/drug effects
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J Thromb Haemost ; 10(6): 985-91, 2012 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22487025

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Current treatment of acute peripheral artery or bypass graft occlusion utilizes catheter-directed thrombolysis of a plasminogen activator (PA). Plasmin is a direct-acting thrombolytic with a striking safety advantage over PA in preclinical models. OBJECTIVES: To report the first use of purified plasmin for acute lower extremity arterial or bypass graft thrombosis in a phase I dose-escalation study of a catheter-delivered agent. METHODS: Eighty-three patients with non-embolic occlusion of infrainguinal native arteries or bypass grafts were enrolled (safety population) into seven sequential dose cohorts to receive 25-175 mg of plasmin by intrathrombus infusion over 5 h. Arteriograms were performed at baseline, 2 h, and 5 h, and subjects were monitored for 30 days for clinical outcomes and laboratory parameters of systemic fibrinolysis. RESULTS: Major bleeding occurred in four patients (4.8%), and minor bleeding alone in 13 (15.7%), with no trend towards more bleeding at higher dosages of plasmin. There was a trend towards lower plasma concentrations of fibrinogen, α(2) -antiplasmin and α(2) -macroglobulin with increasing doses of plasmin, but the nadir fibrinogen concentration was > 350 mg dL(-1) at the highest plasmin dose. Individual nadir values were above 200 mg dL(-1) in 82 of 83 subjects, and were not different in patients with or without bleeding. Thrombolysis (≥ 50%) occurred in 79% of subjects receiving 125-175 mg of plasmin, as compared with 50% who received 25-100 mg. CONCLUSIONS: Catheter-delivered plasmin can be safely administered to patients with acute lower extremity arterial occlusion at dosages of 25-175 mg.


Subject(s)
Arterial Occlusive Diseases/drug therapy , Catheterization, Peripheral , Fibrinolysin/administration & dosage , Fibrinolytic Agents/administration & dosage , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/drug therapy , Lower Extremity/blood supply , Thrombolytic Therapy/methods , Acute Disease , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Arterial Occlusive Diseases/blood , Arterial Occlusive Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Biomarkers/blood , Brazil , Catheterization, Peripheral/adverse effects , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Europe , Female , Fibrinogen/metabolism , Fibrinolysin/adverse effects , Fibrinolytic Agents/adverse effects , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/blood , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/diagnostic imaging , Hemorrhage/chemically induced , Humans , Infusions, Intra-Arterial , Male , Middle Aged , Radiography , South Africa , Thrombolytic Therapy/adverse effects , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome , United States , Young Adult , alpha-2-Antiplasmin/metabolism , alpha-Macroglobulins/metabolism
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg ; 19(1): 102-4, 2001 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11163573

ABSTRACT

We report an unusual case of vasospasm of a grafted radial artery complicated with ventricular fibrillation during the postoperative course of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. To our knowledge this is the first documented case of a radial artery graft spasm leading to a severe arrhythmia. The arrhythmia resolved spontaneously. Radial artery graft spasm was demonstrated by angiography and was successfully resolved by intravenous nitroglycerin administration.


Subject(s)
Coronary Artery Bypass , Coronary Vasospasm/diagnostic imaging , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/diagnostic imaging , Postoperative Complications/diagnostic imaging , Radial Artery/transplantation , Coronary Angiography , Coronary Vasospasm/drug therapy , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/drug therapy , Humans , Infusions, Intravenous , Male , Middle Aged , Nitroglycerin/administration & dosage , Postoperative Complications/drug therapy
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Rev. argent. radiol ; 60(4): 253-7, oct.-dic. 1996. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-197038

ABSTRACT

La hemodiálisis, uno de los tratamientos supletorios de la insuficiencia renal crónica, implica la depuración sanguínea periódica, a través de un acceso vascular (AV). La principal complicación de los AV son la estenosis y la obstrucción. El objetivo del presente trabajo es presentar nuestra experiencia en el tratamiento percutáneo de las disfunciones de los AV. Entre enero de 1993 y julio de 1995, se trataron por angioplastia (ATP), trombolisis (T-LIS) y trongoaspiración (T-ASP), 34 pacientes con insuficiencia en sus AV para hemodiálisis crónica. De éstos, 19 eran portadores de estenosis y 15 con oclusión del AV. El tratamiento percutáneo de las disfunciones de los AV es el procedimiento de elección ya que ofrece muy buenos resultados. Realizado precozmente, en etapa de estenosis, ofrece mejores resultados que aquellos con oclusión, mejorando significativamente su sobrevida


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Anastomosis, Surgical/adverse effects , Angioplasty, Balloon/methods , Capillary Permeability , Renal Dialysis/statistics & numerical data , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/surgery , Thrombolytic Therapy/methods , Thrombosis/therapy , Anastomosis, Surgical/rehabilitation , Angioplasty, Balloon/adverse effects , Chronic Disease/therapy , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/surgery , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/drug therapy , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/therapy
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Rev. argent. radiol ; 60(4): 253-7, oct.-dic. 1996. ilus
Article in Spanish | BINACIS | ID: bin-20556

ABSTRACT

La hemodiálisis, uno de los tratamientos supletorios de la insuficiencia renal crónica, implica la depuración sanguínea periódica, a través de un acceso vascular (AV). La principal complicación de los AV son la estenosis y la obstrucción. El objetivo del presente trabajo es presentar nuestra experiencia en el tratamiento percutáneo de las disfunciones de los AV. Entre enero de 1993 y julio de 1995, se trataron por angioplastia (ATP), trombolisis (T-LIS) y trongoaspiración (T-ASP), 34 pacientes con insuficiencia en sus AV para hemodiálisis crónica. De éstos, 19 eran portadores de estenosis y 15 con oclusión del AV. El tratamiento percutáneo de las disfunciones de los AV es el procedimiento de elección ya que ofrece muy buenos resultados. Realizado precozmente, en etapa de estenosis, ofrece mejores resultados que aquellos con oclusión, mejorando significativamente su sobrevida (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Anastomosis, Surgical/adverse effects , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/surgery , Angioplasty, Balloon/methods , Thrombosis/therapy , Thrombolytic Therapy/methods , Renal Dialysis/statistics & numerical data , Capillary Permeability , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/surgery , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/drug therapy , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/therapy , Angioplasty, Balloon/adverse effects , Anastomosis, Surgical/rehabilitation , Chronic Disease/therapy
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Rev. argent. radiol ; 59(3): 187-92, jul.-sept. 1995. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-166007

ABSTRACT

Se trataron por angioplastia percutánea transluminal, trombolisis y/o tromboaspiración, veinticinco pacientes con insuficiencia en sus accesos vasculares para hemodiálisis crónica. Fueron éxitos iniciales 11 (85 por ciento) de 13 pacientes portadores de estenosis y 6 (50 por ciento) de 12 portadores de oclusiones del acceso vascular. En tres pacientes (3 oclusiones) se produjo reestenosis del acceso vascular requiriendo un segundo procedimiento de revascularización por angioplastia en un plazo medio de 4 meses (rango 2 - 8 meses). En los 13 pacientes portadores de estenosis la tasa de permeabilidad fue de 75 por ciento a los 6 meses, de 75 por ciento al año y del 75 por ciento a los 2 años. En los 12 pacientes portadores de oclusiones las tasas de permeabilidad fueron de 42 por ciento, 15 por ciento y 15 por ciento respectivamente. El tratamiento de las estenosis de accesos vasculares es el procedimiento de elección, realizándolo precozmente previene la oclusión del mismo mejorando significativamente su sobrevida


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Anastomosis, Surgical/adverse effects , Angioplasty, Balloon/statistics & numerical data , Catheters, Indwelling/adverse effects , Renal Dialysis/adverse effects , Angiography , Blood Vessel Prosthesis/adverse effects , Capillary Permeability , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/therapy , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/drug therapy , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/therapy , Postoperative Complications/classification , Thrombosis , Thrombosis/drug therapy , Thrombosis/therapy , Treatment Outcome
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Rev. argent. radiol ; 59(3): 187-92, jul.-sept. 1995. ilus
Article in Spanish | BINACIS | ID: bin-22722

ABSTRACT

Se trataron por angioplastia percutánea transluminal, trombolisis y/o tromboaspiración, veinticinco pacientes con insuficiencia en sus accesos vasculares para hemodiálisis crónica. Fueron éxitos iniciales 11 (85 por ciento) de 13 pacientes portadores de estenosis y 6 (50 por ciento) de 12 portadores de oclusiones del acceso vascular. En tres pacientes (3 oclusiones) se produjo reestenosis del acceso vascular requiriendo un segundo procedimiento de revascularización por angioplastia en un plazo medio de 4 meses (rango 2 - 8 meses). En los 13 pacientes portadores de estenosis la tasa de permeabilidad fue de 75 por ciento a los 6 meses, de 75 por ciento al año y del 75 por ciento a los 2 años. En los 12 pacientes portadores de oclusiones las tasas de permeabilidad fueron de 42 por ciento, 15 por ciento y 15 por ciento respectivamente. El tratamiento de las estenosis de accesos vasculares es el procedimiento de elección, realizándolo precozmente previene la oclusión del mismo mejorando significativamente su sobrevida (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Renal Dialysis/adverse effects , Catheters, Indwelling/adverse effects , Angioplasty, Balloon/statistics & numerical data , Anastomosis, Surgical/adverse effects , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/therapy , Blood Vessel Prosthesis/adverse effects , Angiography , Capillary Permeability , Postoperative Complications/classification , Thrombosis/drug therapy , Thrombosis/diagnostic imaging , Thrombosis/therapy , Treatment Outcome , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/drug therapy , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/therapy
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J Pediatr ; 106(4): 594-8, 1985 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3981313

ABSTRACT

We describe three pediatric patients in whom locally infused streptokinase at a dose of 50 U/kg/hr was used successfully to treat thrombosis in a major artery, a major vein, and a systemic-to-pulmonary arterial graft. Complications, including hemorrhage and distal embolization, were minimized by careful monitoring of the coagulation status of the blood and by avoiding rapid infusions. Selective thrombolytic therapy appears to be as effective in infants as in adults. Because the dose required is reduced, the incidence of complications is lower than with systemic infusions.


Subject(s)
Streptokinase/therapeutic use , Thrombosis/drug therapy , Aorta, Abdominal , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Female , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/drug therapy , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/etiology , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Infusions, Intra-Arterial , Infusions, Parenteral , Male , Renal Veins , Streptokinase/administration & dosage , Thrombosis/complications , Vena Cava, Inferior
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