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A local increase in red blood cell aggregation can trigger deep vein thrombosis: evidence based on quantitative cellular ultrasound imaging.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21143377     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Recurrent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) risk factors include a first idiopathic DVT, strongly suggesting the existence of undiagnosed and/or unidentified prothrombotic abnormalities.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of locally increased red blood cell (RBC) aggregation on DVT pathogenesis in a rabbit model. Methods: DVT presence, flow and aggregation were measured in situ with ultrasound. Greatly enhanced aggregation was achieved by covalent linkage of Pluronic F98 to the RBC surface; coating with Pluronic F68, which very mildly enhances aggregation, was used as a coating control. On day 1, endothelial damage and a partial stenosis were surgically created on the left femoral vein whereas the right femoral vein was not manipulated.
RESULTS: A thrombus was formed within 30 min in six out of seven left femoral veins of animals receiving a 30% volume blood exchange with F98-coated RBC, whereas a thrombus occurred in only one out of seven veins in F68-transfused controls. In vivo imaging using quantitative ultrasound confirmed increased aggregation in the thrombosed veins of the F98 group compared with the F68 group and the contralateral vessel. For each group, five animals were followed for 2 weeks before being killed. In F98-transfused animals, lysis of clots occurred and the presence of chronic thrombi totally occluding the vein in three out of five animals was confirmed by histology. Conversely, in the F68 group, a single disorganized blood clot was observed in one out of five animals.
CONCLUSIONS: A marked increase in RBC aggregation promotes thrombosis in rabbit femoral veins, confirming a pathophysiological role of locally altered hemorheology in the onset of DVT.
Authors:
F T H Yu; J K Armstrong; J Tripette; H J Meiselman; G Cloutier
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1538-7836     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Thromb. Haemost.     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-01     Completed Date:  2011-06-21     Revised Date:  2012-03-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101170508     Medline TA:  J Thromb Haemost     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  481-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© 2011 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Biorheology and Medical Ultrasonics, University of Montreal Hospital Research Center (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood Flow Velocity
Blood Viscosity
Disease Models, Animal
Erythrocyte Aggregation*
Erythrocyte Transfusion
Poloxamer
Rabbits
Risk Factors
Venous Thrombosis / blood*,  etiology*,  ultrasonography
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CMI-72323//Canadian Institutes of Health Research; HL01572/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL078655/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL090511/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; MOP-84358//Canadian Institutes of Health Research; R01 HL078655-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL078655-02/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL078655-03/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL078655-04/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
106392-12-5/Poloxamer

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