title: A pilot study; desmopressin (DDAVP) in the treatment of deep venous thrombosis.
abstract: In a pilot study on 9 patients with acute deep venous thrombosis of the leg the fibrinolytic response and the possible thrombolytic effect of desmopressin (DDAVP), when given supplementary to standard heparin treatment, was examined. Six injections of 0.3-0.4 microgram DDAVP/kg b.w. at 12 hours intervals were given. No serious side effects were observed. The fibrinolytic variables that followed showed that plasma levels of t-PA increased significantly and most pronounced after the first injection. Rephlebography 4-7 days after hospitalization showed partial thrombolysis in 7 out of 9 patients. The phlebographic score according to Marder was reduced from 22.7 +/- 12.1 to 18.4 +/- 10.1 (p = 0.018), corresponding to a thrombus size reduction of 19%. No correlation between the level of the fibrinolytic variables measured and the degree of thrombolysis in the individual patients, could be demonstrated in this small number of patients.
mesh_terms: D000941:Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D005342:Fibrinolysis / Q000187:drug effects; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000378:metabolism; D014841:von Willebrand Factor
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D014841:von Willebrand Factor; D005169:Factor VIII; D006493:Heparin; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin