Coagulation-Fibrinolysis System and Postoperative Outcomes of Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Coagulation-Fibrinolysis System and Postoperative Outcomes of Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
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DOI:
10.1253/circj.cj-15-1208
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发表时间:
2016-04-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Tatsumi, Koichiro
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作者:
Kato, Fumiaki;Tanabe, Nobuhiro;Tatsumi, Koichiro
Background: The postoperative changes in the coagulation-fibrinolysis system and the association between the system and postoperative course of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) who have undergone pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) remain unclear.Methods and Results: Between 1986 and 2013, 117 patients (55.1+/-11.2 years, preoperative mean pulmonary arterial pressure 46.5+/-10.5 mmHg) underwent PEA, and 15 patients died during the perioperative period. We studied the association between the preoperative coagulation-fibrinolysis markers and surgical outcomes of all patients, and the long-term outcomes of the 102 survivors from the date of PEA. We also investigated the postoperative changes in coagulation-fibrinolysis markers and their association with residual pulmonary hypertension (PH) in 20 consecutive patients. Only an elevated factor VIII level was associated with perioperative death. Thrombomodulin and plasminogen values were significantly increased after PEA. Univariate logistic regression analysis revealed that D-dimer positivity at follow-up was a risk factor for residual PH. Patients with both an elevated fibrinogen level (>= 291 mg/dl [median]) and decreased plasminogen activity (