Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
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Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
Heparin‐Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) ISTH Advanced Course, Cascais, Portugal Sat 15 Mar 2014 Dr. Ted Warkentin Professor, Depts. of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, and Medicine, McMaster University Hematologist and Regional Director, Transfusion Medicine, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Disclosures Organization GlaxoSmithKline W. L. Gore Taylor & Francis Instrumention Laboratory Pfizer Canada Law firms Description research funding consulting, research funding royalties lecture honoraria lecture honoraria medical‐legal testimony • Specific therapeutic recommendations that are not FDA‐labeled indications (treatment of HIT: danaparoid & fondaparinux) Objectives Learning Objectives‐‐ Review: THEME #1 Characteristic timing features of HIT THEME #2 Strong reactivity at buffer control THEME #3 Treatment of HIT: Indirect Xa inhibitors vs DTIs FcRγIIa Warkentin TE & Greinacher A. Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia. 5th edn. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA 2013. HIT is Prothrombotic HIT is Prothrombotic • Both venous and arterial thrombosis • ~50‐70% of HIT patients develop thrombosis HIT Non‐HIT RR (95%CI) P_____ Prox DVT 8/18 (44%) 26/647 (4%) 11 (6, 21) <0.0001 Pulm emb 2/18 (11%) 2/647 (0.3%) 36 (5, 241) 0.004 VTE 9/18 (50%) 28/647 (4%) 12 (6, 21) <0.0001 Data from orthopedic surgery database (N Engl J Med 1995; Arch Intern Med 2003) VTE = venous thromboembolism (proximal DVT and/or pulmonary embolism) HIT “Paradox” Postoperative DVT: UFH vs Placebo Type of Surgery Odds Ratio (& 95% CI) Risk Reduction (± SD) General 67% ± 4 Orthopedic 65% ± 7 Urologic 75% ± 15 ANY TYPE 68% ± 3 0.0 0.5 1.0 Heparin better Heparin worse Odds Ratio (heparin : control) Collins et al. N Engl J Med 1988; 318: 1162-73. Heparin ↓thrombosis ~68%; but HIT ↑thrombosis ~12x; THUS, HIT↑thrombosis ~4x (vs never getting heparin) Log10 scale 0.1 0.32 1 UFH reduces clots Baseline risk 3.2 10 HIT ↑clots ~4X vs no UFH given (+ unusually severe clots) 5% limb loss in HIT ! Log10 scale 0.1 0.32 1 UFH reduces clots Baseline risk 3.2 10 HIT ↑clots ~4X vs no UFH given (+ unusually severe clots) HIT: a “Clinical‐Pathologic” Syndrome “Clinical” “Pathologic” • Thrombocytopenia • Thrombosis (>50%, ven > art) • Timing (proximate heparin) • oTher cause(s) less likely The 4 T’s (pre‐test scoring system) Warkentin, Chong, Greinacher. Thromb Haemost 1998; 79: 1 4T’s 4Ts Scoring System for HIT 2 Points 1 Point 0 Point >50% fall (nadir >20) 30-50% fall or nadir 10-19; or >50% (surgery) <30% fall or nadir <10 Yes (day 5-10); or <d1 (hep 5-30d) Yes (>d10); or <d1 (31-90d) No (<d4) Yes Possible No No Possible Likely Thrombocytopenia Timing c/w HIT Thrombosis T O her Dx High probability: Moderate probability: Low probability: 6 – 8 points 4 – 5 points 0 – 3 points HIGH NEG PREDICTIVE VALUE Warkentin & Heddle. Curr Hematol Rep 2003;2:148. Lo et al. J Thromb Haemost 2006;4:759 HIT: a “Clinical‐Pathologic” Syndrome “Clinical” “Pathologic” • Platelet‐activating • Thrombocytopenia anti‐PF4/heparin IgG • Thrombosis (>50%, ven > art) (“HIT antibodies”) • Timing (proximate heparin) – Positive SRA or HIPA – Strong positive EIA • oTher cause less likely (surrogate for SRA+) The 4 T’s (pre‐test scoring system) Warkentin, Chong, Greinacher. Thromb Haemost 1998; 79: 1 Two Types of Assays Platelet Activation Assays SRA HIPA PF4‐dependent Immunoassays EIA (ELISA) PaGIA instrumentation‐based Serotonin-Release Assay (SRA) Washed platelet activation assay Washed with apyrase (preserves reactivity to ADP) Resuspended in buffer (physiological Ca++, Mg++) ↓Inhibitors of HIT Ab-induced plt act’n (IgG, fibronectin) Percent Serotonin Release 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 typical cut-off 10 0 0 0.1 UFH 0.3 UFH Heparin (U/mL) 100 UFH PF4/heparin complexes HIT-IgG antibodies Sheridan D, Carter C, Kelton JG. A diagnostic test for HIT. Blood 1986; 67: 27-30. Radiolabeled 14C-serotonin released released from normal donor platelets PF4/heparin-EIA Add substrate COLOR Polyspecific EIAs detect all 3 classes: IgG, IgA, IgM (IgG-specific EIAs higher specificity heparin PF4 PF4/heparin complex HIT-IgG (from serum or plasma) Alkaline phosphataseconjugated goat antihuman IgG Adapted from: Lee & Warkentin. In: Warkentin & Greinacher, eds. Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia, 4th edn . New York: Informa, 2007 Iceberg Model HIT-T HIT SRA EIA- EIAHIPA IgG IgG/A/M Higher ODs in the EIAs increase the probability of SRA+ (or HIPA+) status EIA-IgG/A/M result (OD units): <0.4 0.4-1.0 1.0-1.5 1.5-2.0 >2.0 Probability of SRA+ status: <1% ~5% ~25% ~50% ~90% EIA Optical Density (OD) Levels Strongly Predict for Platelet‐ activating Antibodies OD range <0.4 1.0-1.4 1.4-2.0 36:1 3% 9:2 18% 5:5 50% 304:0 0% SRA <50:>50 HIT likelihood% 200 150 0.4-1.0 4:33 89% 198:0 106:0 OD = 1.4-2.0 100 50 20 Number of patients >2.0 OD >2.0 RISK ~50:50 RISK ~90% OR MORE 15:0 15 1:15 13:1 10 8:0 7:2 0:6 5 2:0 1:2 3:2 1:4 0:5 2:3 1:1 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 EIA-GTI - SRA Warkentin et al. J Thromb Haemost 2008 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 range (0.2 OD increments) + SRA 2.6 2.8 3.0 Clinical Picture of HIT Clinical Picture of HIT VENOUS DVT MICROVASCULAR Warfarin necrosis Venous limb gangrene lower limb upper limb (CVC) Central skin necrosis DIC PE Adrenal vein (hemorrh.) ANAPHYLACTOID Rx Cerebral venous Post-iv UFH bolus (dural sinus) Post-sc LMWH Without Chills/rigors/fever thrombosis ARTERIAL Number of cases (arbitrary scale) Limb > CVA > MI SKIN NECROSIS at sc injection sites 3 5 10 Thrombosis 20 50 100 Dyspnea/chest pain Flushing Transient global amnesia 200 Nadir platelet count (x 10-9/µL) 500 1000 Upper‐limb DVT: role of vascular injury Upper-limb DVT Frequency in HIT Patient population Thrombosis Patients with central line Upper-limb DVT 14/145 (9.7%) Patients without central line Upper-limb DVT 0/145 (0%) Thrombosis Rate in: Controls HIT 3/484 (0.6%) P Odds Ratio Odds Ratio Value (95% CI)(95% CI) 17.1 (4.9-60.5) <0.001 <0.001 All 14 upper-limb DVTs occurred at site of central venous catheter: Right, n=12 Left, n=2 P = 0.011 “We conclude that a localizing vascular injury (catheter use) and a systemic hypercoagulability state (HIT) interact to explain upper-limb DVT complicating HIT.” Hong et al. Blood 2003;101:3049-51 } Adrenal hemorrhage (hemorrhagic necrosis) Adrenal vein thrombosis secondary hemorrhage Hematologist 3 causes of adrenal hemorrhage 1. HIT 2. APS 3. Sepsis 2-3% of HIT; 50% are unilateral 50% are bilateral (adrenal failure) can be a feature of CAPS Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome Warfarin-induced Venous Limb Gangrene (HIT→ thrombin; warfarin → ↓↓Protein C) palpable pulses X X Macrothrombosis (DVT) + microthrombosis (venules) Warkentin et al. Ann Intern Med 1997;127:804-812 Profound Disturbance in Procoagulant‐ Anticoagulant Balance 1. 2. HIT: ↑↑ Thrombin Warfarin: ↓↓PC 67‐year‐old Female with Respiratory Arrest Post‐Heparin Bolus Sternal wound infection 350 Platelet Count ( x 109/L) PICC line heparin flush followed by respiratory arrest and bleeding Aortic valve replacement surgery 300 (accidental heparin overdose) Resp. arrest 250 200 HIT Pos 150 100 50 HIT Pos HIT Neg Nadir = 32 x 109/L CPB S.C. UFH 0 HIT Pos Danaparoid 5000 U BID 0 2 4 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 60 138 Days after Aortic Valve Replacement Warkentin. J Crit Illn 2002;17:215. Acute Systemic (Anaphylactoid) Reactions to iv Bolus Heparin • • • • • • • • • Onset within 5 ‐ 30 minutes Chills, rigors, fever Tachycardia, hypertension Tachypnea, dyspnea Chest pain or tightness Diaphoresis, flushing Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea Sudden death Transient global amnesia Warkentin TE. In: Warkentin & Greinacher, eds. Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia, 5th ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2013 Death in ICU Trial 15 min interval Death Platelet Count (x109/L) SRA+ DVT Patient #8 84M TIMELINE OF POST-UFH BOLUS CARDIAC ARREST 0518h platelet count = 427 1050h UFH 5000 U i.v. bolus given 1100h UFH 1600 U/hr i.v. given x 30min 1105h Onset bradycardia, severe ↓BP ECG changes of acute MI; 1126h CPR for cardiac arrest 1131h Death [No repeat platelet count performed] [No post-mortem examination performed] 474 400 427 Day 8 ? UFH 5000-U bolus 200 open-label UFH (5000 U b.i.d.) Study drug: UFH (5000 U b.i.d.) 0 -2 0 2 4 6 8 Days after Start of UFH Warkentin et al. Chest 2013;144:848-58. 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 “fatal presumed anaphylactoid reaction” Interpreting Platelet Counts Post‐Surgery Interpreting Platelet Counts 400 81 F Previous Hx of DVT 10y ago Platelet count (x109/L) 300 Colon resection Day 3 platelet count ~95 IS THIS HIT? 200 100 Heparin s.c. 5000 U bid 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 Days after surgery 12 14 16 18 Platelet Counts After Surgery Postoperative thrombocytosis +2 SD 9 Platelet Count x 10 /L 1000 800 Normal Postoperative Platelet Counts (mean + 2 SD) Early postoperative thrombocytopenia 600 >50%↓ e.g., d8 500 200 400 Mean -2 SD 200 0 Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Postoperative Day Warkentin et al. N Engl J Med 1995;332:1330-5 10 11 12 13 14 Day of Postoperative Platelet Count Nadir 60 55% Orthopedic surgery data 50 Percent 40 Potentially abnormal on/after day 5 30 32% 20 13% 10 0 1 2 3 <1% 0% 0% 4 5 6 Day of Platelet Count Postoperative Nadir (Surgery Day = Day 0) Greinacher & Warkentin. In Marder et al., eds. Hemostasis & Thrombosis. Basic Principles & Clinical Practice, 6th edn. Philadelphia, LW&W 2013. Day of Postoperative Platelet Count Nadir 60 Comparison: orthopedic vs cardiac 50 Percent 40 Potentially abnormal on/after day 5 30 20 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 Day of Platelet Count Nadir (Surgery = Day 0) 6 Greinacher & Warkentin. In Marder et al., eds. Hemostasis & Thrombosis. Basic Principles & Clinical Practice, 6th edn. Philadelphia, LW&W 2013. Interpreting Platelet Counts 400 81 F Platelet count (x109/L) 300 Platelet count fall on day 5 of heparin (first day of heparin = day 0) Colon resection 200 Day 9 platelet count ~20 IS THIS HIT? Day 3 100 nadir Heparin s.c. 5000 U bid 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 Days after surgery 12 14 16 18 Timing of HIT All had previous heparin exposure within last 100 days Timing of Typical-Onset HIT Number of Patients Rapid onset Exposure to Previous Heparin Definite Possible 80 Unlikely 60 Typical onset 40 20 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10111213 Days after Heparin Exposure Warkentin & Kelton. N Engl J Med 2001;344:1286-1292 HIT Antibodies are Transient Frequency of Repeat Positive Test for HIT-Abs 1.0 Enzyme-immunoassay 0.8 0.6 0.4 Serotonin release assay P=0.0073 0.2 0 0 25 50 75 100 Days to Negative Assay Result Warkentin & Kelton. N Engl J Med 2001 125 Platelet Count (x 109/L) Typical onset of HIT Rapid onset of HIT Platelet count fall began Abrupt fall in platelet count from on day 6 of heparin treatment 179 to 49 x 109/L with repeat use of heparin (day 30) 250 200 Platelet count nadir on day 11 (60 x 109/L) 150 100 UFH 50 0 5,000 U bid sc 5,000 U bolus + i.v. infusion -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 Days after Starting Heparin Warkentin & Kelton. N Engl J Med 2001;344:1286 Timing of Onset of HIT Typical Rapid Antibodies newly formed Antibodies already present Timing day 5 to 10 irrespective of history of previous heparin Timing immediate (<24 h) Recent heparin (past 100 days) crucial What is the explanation for this speedy (5d) “primary” immunization? PF4 platelets B-cell polyanions bacteria granulocyte One antibody specificity recognizes a large HIT isofabacteria misdirected hostimmune defense variety = innate humoral defense heparin PF4 B-cell activated platelet anti-PF4/polyanion IgG granulocyte HIT Why do Platelets Fall After Stopping UFH? Percent Serotonin Release 100 400 81 F Platelet count (x109/L) 300 Colon resection 200 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 typical cut-off 10 0 0 0.1 UFH 0.3 UFH Heparin (U/mL) 100 UFH Day 9 platelet count ~20 IF THIS IS HIT, why are platelets falling off heparin? 100 Heparin s.c. 5000 U bid 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 Days after surgery 12 14 16 18 Delayed‐Onset HIT Delayed‐onset HIT: Definition 1 to fall, platelet count begins or 2 continues to fall, despite stopping all heparin 1 Warkentin & Kelton. Ann Intern Med 2001; 135: 502 2 Warkentin. Hematol/Oncol Clin N Am 2010; 24: 755. HIT‐Ab (OD) 3 Immunizing heparin exposure 2 1 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Macrovascular to Microvascular Thrombosis Postoperative thrombocytopenia, day 1‐4 (hemo‐ dilution, platelet consumption) 200 Consumptive coagulopathy intensifies during 2nd week INR , PTT , fibrinogen Progressive platelet activation and PF4 release (vicious cycle) Protein C pathway activation Platelet Count (x109/L) 300 100 UFH (intra‐ or peri‐op) ± UFH or LMWH prophylaxis (“delayed‐onset HIT” if off heparin) 0 0 2 4 Warkentin. Hematol/Oncol Clin N Am 2010; 24: 755‐75. 6 8 10 12 Days after Heparin Exposure 14 16 Delayed-Onset HIT 180,000 160,000 Platelet Count (per mm3) Left-lower limb proximal DVT and pulmonary embolism Heparin 5,000 U (preoperative) once by subcutaneous injection Gastric bypass surgery 700 600 Progressive stroke 140,000 500 Plasma fibrinogen levels 120,000 100,000 400 300 80,000 200 40,000 Platelet counts 20,000 Platelet transfusion pre-inferior vena cava filter insertion 133 mg/dL 100 7,000/mm3 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 Days after Starting Heparin Warkentin & Bernstein. N Engl J Med 2003: 348: 1067-9. 0 30 35 40 Plasma Fibrinogen (mg/dL) Hemodilution Heparin Rechallenge (Previous HIT) Heparin Rechallenge • N=20 patients with previous HIT – 0/3 medical pts formed Abs (despite full course of hep!) – 11/17 (65%) surgical pts formed anti‐PF4/H Abs • 8/11 (73%) anti‐PF4/H Ab+ pts became +SRA – high SRA+ frequency (? memory for plt‐activating Abs) –1/8 pts recurrent HIT (despite no postop heparin!) HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? • Thus, reasonable to consider heparin re‐exposure, especially for cardiac or vascular surgery (caveat: delayed‐onset HIT remains possible) Warkentin & Sheppard. Blood 2014. [Epub ahead of print] Two Episodes of HIT Platelet count (x10-9/L) A 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 0 Cardiac surgery (heparin) exposure 1st Episode of HIT (1998) Onset of HIT, day 7 DVT and PE Nadir = 26 (day 10) Danaparoid, therapeutic-dose with transition to warfarin therapy 0 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 56 71 86 63 76 Platelet count (x10-9/L) B 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 0 Cardiac surgery (heparin re-exposure) 2nd Episode of HIT (2009) Onset IV IgG of HIT, day 7 DVT by US IV IgG Nadir = 20 (day 10) Fondaparinux (2.5 mg/day) 0 7 Fondaparinux, therapeutic-dose (7.5 mg per day) 14 21 28 35 Days after surgery Warkentin & Sheppard. Blood 2014. [Epub ahead of print] 42 49 SRA+ on Day 6, Delayed-onset HIT Abs, No Fx X-Reactivity 2nd Episode of HIT 3.0 Day 6 SRA seroconversion 80 2.5 2.0 60 Day 6 EIA-IgG seroconversion 1.5 40 1.0 Day 7 EIA-IgM seroconversion 0 20 OD cutoff <0.45 0 0 5 EIA-IgG 10 15 20 Days after surgery EIA-IgA 25 EIA-IgM 0.5 D Serotonin release, percent 100 EIA-IgG, EIA-IgA, EIA-IgM (OD units) Serotonin release, percent C 2nd Episode of HIT (day 10) 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 30 0 100 0 0.4 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.8 100 UFH (IU/mL) Fonda (μg/mL) neat 1/8 1/16 1/32 1/64 1/128 Warkentin & Sheppard. Blood 2014. [Epub ahead of print] Patient number Previous HIT Episode G A Weeks to rechallenge M 3 132 8 180 * 15 422 20 20 10 37 * * Antibody OD: 0.45 - 0.99 G A 47 1.00 – 1.99 M * 515 16 11 Heparin Rechallenge * ≥2.00 Wanaka et al. J Thromb Haemost 2010 Typical‐onset HIT Rapid‐onset HIT Delayed‐onset HIT Persisting HIT Spontaneous HIT UFH (70,000 IU) 160 PERSISTING HIT, i.e., Platelet count (x10‐9/L) 140 Duration of HIT >30 days 120 100 100 Onset of HIT, d6 80 60 Platelet count nadir = 13 d11 40 20 0 Cardiac surgery Enoxaparin Fondaparinux Rivaroxaban 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 36 44 79 88112126 Kopolovic & Warkentin. CMAJ 2014 in press. Days after cardiac surgery UFH (70,000 IU) Serotonin‐release (percent) 160 Platelet count (x10‐9/L) 140 120 100 Results of SRA (d8 serum) 100 80 60 40 20 Results of SRA (d11 serum) serum dilution neat 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32 1/64 1/128 1/256 Negative for fondaparinux cross‐reactivity 0 Onset of HIT, d6 d8 0 0.1 0.3 100 0 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.2 10 100 UFH (IU/mL) Fondaparinux (μg/mL) 0 0.1 0.3 100 UFH (IU/mL) d11 d14 d18 sample day Percent release (1/4 serum dilution) 80 serum dilution 1/4 1/16 1/64 1/256 93 76 92 81 92 62 89 53 d44 Percent release (neat) release with (mean 0.1, 0.3) U/mL UFH release with 0 U/mL UFH 95 10 d88 Percent release (neat) 94 3 60 Platelet count nadir = 13 d11 40 20 0 Cardiac surgery Enoxaparin Fondaparinux Per cent release at 0 U/ml UFH (“buffer control”) inversely proportional to platelet counts Rivaroxaban 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 36 44 79 88112126 Kopolovic & Warkentin. CMAJ 2014 in press. Days after cardiac surgery Spontaneous HIT (or Autoimmune HIT) DEFINITION disorder mimicking HIT both clinically and serologically except for no proximate heparin Warkentin et al. Am J Med Med 2008; 121: 632. Pruthi et al. J Thromb Haemost 2009; 7: 499. Jay & Warkentin. J Thromb Haemost 2008; 6: 1598. Warkentin et al. Blood 2014; in press. Spontaneous HIT Syndrome 250 Platelet Count (x10-9/L) 200 62-y.o. male admitted for acute thrombotic stroke Platelet count = 65 x 109/L No recent hospitalizations, no previous heparin 150 Platelet transfusions 1U 1U 1U 2U 100 50 % Serotonin Release Serotonin-release assay and enzyme-immunoassays (3 assays): POSITIVE on day 0 and day 14 100 80 60 40 0 Platelet count nadir, 27 x 109/L 0 ASA 325 mg daily x 5 Mechanical thrombectomy Intra-arterial t-PA (15 mg) UFH 1000 IU Complicated by multiple rethromboses requiring multiple thrombectomies 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fondaparinux 7.5 mg SC daily x 3 8 9 0 0.1 0.3 100 Heparin (U/mL) Warfarin Argatroban IV target 2-times baseline APTT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Days after Admission for Stroke Warkentin et al. Blood 2014; in press. typical cut-off 20 Treatment of HIT Six HIT Treatment Principles • 2 Do’s Stop Heparin (LMWH, flushes,…) Danaparoid (not in U.S.) Fondaparinux (off-label) Give alternative anticoagulant Lepirudin (discontinued) • 2 Don’ts Argatroban (APPROVED) Bivalirudin (off-label) No warfarin (vit K if warfarin given) No prophylactic platelet transfusions • 2 Diagnostics Test for HIT antibodies Ultrasound for lower‐limb DVT Adapted from Warkentin TE. Circulation. 2004; Warkentin et al. Chest 2008 AT3-Dependent Anti-FXa Inhibitors vs DTIs Anti-FXa Inhibitors DTIs* (Danaparoid, Fondaparinux) (Argatroban, Lepirudin) Non-HIT indications Numerous Not established Long (fonda ~17h) Short (<1h) Prophylactic/therapeutic Therapeutic only Direct (anti-FXa levels) Indirect (PTT) No effect No effect ↑INR (esp. arg) ? Inhibit APC gen’n No (covalent AT3-Xa) Yes (non-covalent) Reversibility √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Platelet activation √ Inhibits (danap only) Half-life Dosing Monitoring Effect on INR Protein C pathway Drug clearance Renal Inhibit clot-bound IIa No Approved for HIT Cost √ Yes (danaparoid) √ Low (fondaparinux) Adapted from: Warkentin TE. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2011 No effect Hepatic √ Yes √ Yes High *Desirudin & bivalirudin are potential options HIT‐Ab (OD) 3 Immunizing heparin exposure 2 1 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Macrovascular to Microvascular Thrombosis Postoperative thrombocytopenia, day 1‐4 (hemo‐ dilution, platelet consumption) 200 Consumptive coagulopathy intensifies during 2nd week INR , PTT , fibrinogen Progressive platelet activation and PF4 release (vicious cycle) Protein C pathway activation Platelet Count (x109/L) 300 100 UFH (intra‐ or peri‐op) ± UFH or LMWH prophylaxis (“delayed‐onset HIT” if off heparin) 0 0 2 4 Warkentin. Hematol/Oncol Clin N Am 2010; 24: 755‐75. 6 8 10 12 Days after Heparin Exposure 14 16 Platelet count (x109/L) PTT Confounding Argatroban for HIT 100 80 60 40 20 0 Progressive ischemic limb necrosis necessitating amputations APTT (sec) 80 APTT target range 60 40 Pre-argatroban ↑PTT APTT normal range Argatroban (µg/kg/min) 20 0 Argatroban 0.50 0.25 0 14 Warkentin. Hematol/Oncol Clin N Am 2010; 24: 755-75. 15 16 17 Days after immunizing intraoperative heparin exposure 18 HIT‐Associated DIC and “PTT Confounding” of Direct Thrombin Inhibitor (DTI) Therapy of HIT Simple Rule: If “baseline” (pre‐ treatment) PTT is ↑, PTT‐based nomogram is unlikely to be successful (“PTT confounding”) PTT Confounding of DTI Therapy Platelet Count (x109 L-1) 400 PTT INR 133 4.0 81F Warfarin Bilateral DVT Admission to ICU Profound hypotension (adrenal crisis) Hip fracture 300 Surgery 100 3.0 Neurologic injury Onset of HIT 200 67 2.0 33 1.0 0 0 166 126 100 PTT = 35 s (ULN) 80 50 18 = Platelet count nadir 0 UFH 5000 U Dalteparin 2500 U once sc, then 5000 sc OD bid sc Arg dosing, mcg/kg/min 1.0 1.7 0.1 −4 −2 0 Linkins & Warkentin. 2011;37:653. 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Days after Starting Immunizing Heparin 26 2.0 1.0 0 Warkentin: “[For] those patients with severe HIT who evince concomitant DIC, their hypercoagulability state can be ‘untreatable’ with the approved DTIs, at least when employing standard PTT monitoring regimens.” Warkentin TE. Exp Opin Drug Safety, 2014 Jan; 13: 25-43. Avoiding Treatment Failure Due to PTT Confounding Anti-Xa u/mL ( ) 1.0 0.8 therapeutic range 0.6 0.4 0.2 Platelet count x 109/L ( ) 400 DIC PTT 27→ 42 Fbgn 2.8 → 1.0 PSO4 neg- >4+ 300 heart surgery Danaparoid held 1. Low platelets 2. Procedure 200 Plt = 17 (falling) Ischemic feet 100 Warfarin given 0 Danaparoid sodium…adjusted by anti-Xa levels 0 5 Warkentin Hematol/Oncol Clin N Am 2010 10 15 20 25 30 Days after starting heparin 35 Fondaparinux for HIT Studies with >5 Patients and +EIA N (% with New HIT-thrombosis) Thrombosis Major Bleeding Kuo & Kovacs 2005 N=5 (100%) 0/5 (0%) 0/5 (0%) Lobo et al. 2007 N=7 (86%) 0/7 (0%) 0/7 (0%) Grouzi et al. 2009 N=24 (58%) 0/24 (0%) 0/24 (0%) Goldfarb & Blostein 2011* N=8 (75%) 0/8 (0%) 0/8 (0%) Warkentin et al. 2011** N=16 (56%) 0/16 (0%) 1/16 (6%) Pooled data N=60 (67%) 0/60 (0%) 1/60 (1.7%) * All 8 patients had positive SRA or strong positive EIA (>2.00 OD units) ** All 16 patients had positive SRA (mean EIA = 2.53 OD units) Warkentin. Hematol/Oncol Clin N Am 2010; 24: 755-75; plus Warkentin et al. & Goldfarb & Blostein. J Thromb Haemost 2011 (Dec) Prevention of HIT Meta-Analysis of UFH vs LMWH Study Risk of HIT: Odds Ratio (95% CI) Leyvraz 1991 ** Warkentin 1995 * Ganzer 1999 * * Enoxaparin ** Dalteparin Pouplard 1999 ** Mahlfeld 2002 * Common odds ratio = 0.10 (95% CI, 0.03-0.30) Total (95% CI) 0.001 0.01 0.1 Favors LMWH 1 10 100 Favors UFH Warkentin. Blood 2005;106:2600 [Commentary on Martel et al. Blood 2005:106:2710]. 1000 Preventing HIT in the ICU with LMWH (Dalteparin) PROTECT Trial: main findings (“as-treated”a analysis) Outcome Dalteparin (N = 1827) UFH (N = 1832) Proximal DVT 94 (5.1%) 108 (5.9%) PE (any)b 22 (1.2%) 42 (2.3%) 0.48 (0.27, 0.84) 0.01 Death (in-hosp.) 396 (21.7%) 446 (24.3%) 0.90 (0.78, 1.04) 0.15 Bleeding (major) 100 (5.5%) 105 (5.7%) 0.98 (0.73, 1.31) 0.88 5 (0.3%) 12 (0.7%) 0.47 (0.16, 1.37) 0.17 HIT Hazard ratio (95% CI) 0.91 (0.68, 1.23) 0.54 HIT (per-protocolc) 3/1566 (0.2%) 12/1561 (0.8%) 0.27 (0.08, 0.98) a b c P 0.046 Excludes patients where consent withdrawn, incorrectly randomized, or study drug not given. Includes all PE’s classified as: “definite”, “probable” or “possible” Excludes patients with VTE on study entry; includes patients who received study drug ≥2 d; and who had ≥ technically-adequate noninvasive imaging for DVT Warkentin TE. Crit Care Clin 2011 Oct; 27 (4): 805-823, summarizes N Engl J Med 2011; 364: 1305-1314. Heparin Use and HIT Post-Cardiac Surgery 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 May’96-Jun’97 UFH 6/157 (3.8%) Apr’98-Dec’99 3/104 (2.9%) Jan’00 ---------- Dec’03 2/176 (1.1%) 11/437 (2.5%) 8/1703 8/1874 (0.5%) (0.4%) 0/171 (0.0%) LMWH 1/201 (0.5%) 7/1502 (0.5%) 80% reduction 95% CI 2.19, 17.34 p<0.0001 Objectives Learning Objectives‐‐ Review: THEME #1 Characteristic timing features of HIT THEME #2 Strong reactivity at buffer control THEME #3 Treatment of HIT: Indirect Xa inhibitors vs DTIs