title: Markers of hemostatic system activation in acute deep venous thrombosis-evolution during the first days of heparin treatment. The DVTENOX Study Group.
abstract: Fibrin D-Dimer (D-Di), prothrombin activation fragment (F 1+2) and thrombin-antithrombin III complexes (TAT) were measured using ELISA procedures in the plasma of patients with an acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT), at presentation and on days 2, 6 and 10 after initiation of heparin treatment. Patients were randomly allocated into two treatment groups: 44 patients received adapted doses of continuous intravenous unfractionated heparin (UH) whereas 47 received 1 mg/kg every twelve hours of a low molecular weight heparin (enoxaparin) subcutaneously. A phlebography and a perfusion lung scan were performed before inclusion and on day 10. Failure of therapy (n = 9) was defined by venogram worsening or confirmed pulmonary embolism. Improvement (n = 44) or stationary state (n = 38) were defined by venogram evolution in the absence of new leg scan defects. At presentation, D-Di, F 1+2 and TAT were above cut-off values in 97, 66 and 89% of patients respectively. D-Di levels correlated with the extent of venous thrombosis whereas TAT and F 1+2 did not. Mean levels of D-Di decreased sharply during the first days of treatment but were still abnormal on day 10. A secondary increase of D-Di on days 6 or 10 by more than 3 micrograms/ml occurred in 4 of the 9 patients who developed a thromboembolic recurrence but in none of the 72 patients who had a more favorable outcome. F 1+2 and TAT time-courses were not related to clinical evolution. In the Enoxaparin group, there was no relationship between antifactor Xa activities and any biological markers.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents / Q000097:blood; D000990:Antithrombin III / Q000378:metabolism; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D017984:Enoxaparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000378:metabolism; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D010690:Phlebography; D011516:Prothrombin / Q000378:metabolism; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D017984:Enoxaparin; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C046193:antithrombin III-protease complex; C036309:fibrin fragment D; C045879:prothrombin fragment 1.2; D000990:Antithrombin III; D011516:Prothrombin; D006493:Heparin; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases