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- Title
Flow Cytometric Assessment of Endothelial and Platelet Microparticles in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Treated With Dabigatran.
- Authors
Lenart-Migdalska, Aleksandra; Drabik, Leszek; Kaźnica-Wiatr, Magdalena; Tomkiewicz-Pająk, Lidia; Podolec, Piotr; Olszowska, Maria
- Abstract
The prothrombotic state in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is related to endothelial injury, the activation of platelets and the coagulation cascade. We evaluated the levels of platelet- (CD42b) and endothelial-derived (CD144) microparticles in the plasma patients with non-valvular AF treated with dabigatran at the time of expected minimum and maximum drug plasma concentrations. Following that, we determined the peak dabigatran plasma concentration (cpeak). CD42b increased after taking dabigatran (median [IQR] 36.7 [29.4-53.3] vs. 45.6 [32.3-59.5] cells/µL; p = 0.025). The concentration of dabigatran correlated negatively with the post-dabigatran change in CD42b (ΔCD42b, r = -0.47, p = 0.021). In the multivariate model, the independent predictors of ΔCD42b were: cpeak (HR -0.55; with a 95% confidence interval, CI [-0.93, -0.16]; p = 0.007), coronary artery disease (CAD) (HR -0.41; 95% CI [-0.79, -0.02]; p = 0.037) and peripheral artery disease (PAD) (HR 0.42; 95% CI [0.07, 0.74]; p = 0.019). CD144 did not increase after dabigatran administration. These data suggest that low concentrations of dabigatran may be associated with platelet activation. PAD and CAD have distinct effects on CD42b levels during dabigatran treatment.
- Subjects
ATRIAL fibrillation; DABIGATRAN; PERIPHERAL vascular diseases; BLOOD platelet activation; BLOOD platelets
- Publication
Clinical & Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, 2020, Vol 26, p1
- ISSN
1076-0296
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1076029620972467