Thrombotic occlusion of a left main coronary artery in a patient with prosthetic mitral valve

Saygı, Serkan; Alioğlu, Emin; Türk, Uğur Önsel; Tüzün, Nurullah; Kırılmaz, Bahadır; Tengiz, İstemihan; Ercan, Ertuğrul

doi:10.5152/akd.2010.170

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“…The reported incidence of LA/LAA clots in patients of MS in sinus rhythm has been reported to be 6.6-13.5% primarily affecting the young population in our country. 4,5,6,7 As in patients of MS in AF, a similar degree of left atrial endocardial injury has been documented by electron microscopy in patients of MS in sinus rhythm. 26 Secondly, LAA hypocontractility has been documented in 73% of patients of severe MS in sinus rhythm by us.…”

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“…The stasis of blood flow in LAA, which occurs in the absence of forcible atrial contraction during AF, initiates the clot formation process and leads to the occurrence of arterial thromboembolic events. 7,8 Serkan et al 6 in an interesting study, has shown that in patients of severe MS, there is an impairment of LA/LAA contractility to a similar extent, irrespective of whether a patient is in sinus rhythm (SR) or AF. Impairment of LA/LAA contractility leads to stasis of blood with formation of smoke in LA/LAA (LASEC), which in turn has been found to be a positive predictor of LA/LAA thrombus in patients of severe rheumatic MS in NSR.…”

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“…1,2 While left atrial (LA)/left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus formation has been reported in 33% patients of rheumatic MS in atrial fibrillation (AF), 3 it has also been reported in 6.6-13.5% of patients in normal sinus rhythm (NSR). 4,5,6,7 The LAA is the commonest site of thrombus formation. The stasis of blood flow in LAA, which occurs in the absence of forcible atrial contraction during AF, initiates the clot formation process and leads to the occurrence of arterial thromboembolic events.…”

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Assessment of Coagulation Factors in Patients of Severe Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis in Sinus Rhythm With Left Atrial Appendage Inactivity

Mukhopadhyay,

Chauhan,

Kathuria

et al. 2023

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BackgroundPatients of severe mitral stenosis (MS) in normal sinus rhythm (NSR) with left atrial appendage (LAA) inactivity and associated left atrial spontaneous echo contrast (LASEC) develop left atrial (LA) or LAA thrombus. But unlike atrial fibrillation (AF), oral anticoagulants (OAC) are not routinely prescribed in this subset of patients.AimTo assess local (LA) and systemic levels of procoagulants (PF1+2: prothrombin fragment 1+2; TAT-III: thrombin antithrombin III), PAI-1 (plasminogen activator inhibitor-1) and fibrinogen, in patients of severe MS in NSR with LAA inactivity and associated LASEC with healthy controls.Methods35 patients of severe MS with valve suitable for balloon mitral valvuloplasty, along with 35 healthy volunteers were enrolled. All patients underwent transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography to assess severity of MS, LAA activity, grade of LASEC, and exclude the presence of LA or LAA clot. Peripheral venous and LA blood samples were analysed for levels of procoagulants.ResultsBaseline characteristics like age and sex were comparable in both groups. Most of the patients in our study were either in NYHA II (n=13, 37.1%) or NYHA III functional class (n=21, 60%) and had grade 3+ (n=17;48.57%) or grade 4+ (n =15;42.86%) LASEC. Levels of PF1+2 {patient vs control, 9017(6228-10963.5) pg/mL vs 1790(842.3-2712) pg/mL, p<0.0001)}, TAT-III {patient vs control, 39(5.45-74.85) ng/ml vs 2.80(1.6-6.5) ng/mL, p<0.0001}, PAI-1 {patient vs control, 26.09±8.18 ng/ml vs 8.05 ± 3.53ng/ml. p<0.0001)}and fibrinogen (3.48± 0.89g/L vs 3.01± 0.53g/L, p=0.029) were significantly higher in LA of patients as compared to controls. Similarly, systemic levels of PF1+2, TAT-III, PAI-1 and fibrinogen were significantly higher in patients as compared to controls. However, systemic level of D-dimer was similar in both groups.ConclusionBoth local and systemic levels of procoagulants were significantly raised in patients of severe MS in NSR with LAA inactivity and associated grade 3+ or 4+ LASEC, suggestive of a hypercoagulable state similar to that reported in patients of AF. Hence, we feel that OAC should be administered routinely in this subgroup of patients to prevent thrombus formation until there is improvement in LA and LAA function following valvuloplasty or mitral valve surgery.Clinical PerspectiveWhat’s new?Patients of severe MS in NSR with LAA inactivity and associated LASEC are prone to develop LA or LAA thrombus.However, the ACC/AHA 2020 guidelines on valvular heart disease still do not recommend oral anticoagulants in this subset of patients.We carried out an adequately powered study to assess the level of procoagulants in patients of severe MS in NSR with associated LASEC (LASEC being a marker of stasis).What are the clinical implications?Both local and systemic levels of procoagulants were significantly raised in patients of severe MS in NSR with LAA inactivity and associated grade 3+ or 4+ LASEC as compared to controls, suggestive of a hypercoagulable state similar to that reported in patients of AF.We feel that OAC should be administered routinely in this subgroup of patients of rheumatic MS in NSR to prevent thrombus formation until there is improvement in LA and LAA function following valvuloplasty or MV surgery.

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