Akhtar Raja Parvez, Abid Abdul Rehman, Zafar Hasnain, Khan Jawad Sajid
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Feb;15(1):10-7.
To identify optimum international normalized ratio (INR) levels and required warfarin doses and anticoagulation-related complications in patients following mechanical prosthetic valve replacement.
Five hundred and seven patients were prospectively followed up for 10 years (2008.5 patient-years). Anticoagulation-related complications were classified into hemorrhage and thromboembolism.
Two hundred and ninety-two (57.6%) were males and 215 (42.4%) were females with a mean age of 29.5 +/- 11.32 years. A total of 268 (52.9%) patients had mitral, 96 (18.9%) had aortic and mitral, and 76 (15%) had aortic valve replacement (AVR). Valves implanted totaled 345 (68%) ball and cage, 126 (24.9%) bileaflet, and 36 (7.1%) single disc. There were 10,669 total visits, with mean INR 2.6 +/- 0.59 and mean warfarin 5.17 +/- 1.6 mg. Sixty-four (3.2% per patient-years) events occurred during follow-up, of which 23 (1.13% per patient-years) events were due to thromboembolism and 41 (2.04% per patient-years) to bleeding. Atrial fibrillation occurred in 12 (52.4%) patients having thromboembolic events and in 24 (58.5%) suffering from bleeding complications. Among thromboembolic events, valve thrombosis occurred in 9 patients (0.44% per patient-years) and cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) in 14 (0.69% per patient-years). Atrial fibrillation was present in 7 (77.8%) patients in the valve thrombosis group and in 5 (35.7%) in the CVA group. Of 41 bleeding events, 8 (0.39% per patient-years) were minor episodes, 20 (0.99% per patient-years) were major episodes, and severe hemorrhage occurred in 5 (0.34% per patient-years). Intracranial hemorrhage leading to CVA was seen in 8 patients (0.34% per patient-years). There were 22 (1.1% per patient-years) fatal hemorrhages and 15 (0.74% per patient-years) fatal thromboembolic events. In-hospital mortality was 25 (4.9%), and 62 (12.2%) were late deaths; of these, 37 (7.3%) were anticoagulation related.
Anticoagulation for mechanical heart valve replacement can be managed with INR levels of 2-2.5 with acceptable hemorrhagic and thromboembolic events.
确定机械瓣膜置换术后患者的最佳国际标准化比值(INR)水平、所需华法林剂量及抗凝相关并发症。
对507例患者进行了为期10年(2008.5患者年)的前瞻性随访。抗凝相关并发症分为出血和血栓栓塞。
男性292例(57.6%),女性215例(42.4%),平均年龄29.5±11.32岁。共有268例(52.9%)患者进行了二尖瓣置换,96例(18.9%)进行了主动脉瓣和二尖瓣置换,76例(15%)进行了主动脉瓣置换(AVR)。植入的瓣膜中,球笼瓣345个(68%),双叶瓣126个(24.9%),单盘瓣36个(7.1%)。总共进行了10669次随访,平均INR为2.6±0.59,平均华法林剂量为5.17±1.6mg。随访期间发生64例事件(每患者年3.2%),其中23例事件(每患者年1.13%)为血栓栓塞所致,41例事件(每患者年2.04%)为出血所致。12例(52.4%)发生血栓栓塞事件的患者和24例(58.5%)发生出血并发症的患者出现房颤。在血栓栓塞事件中,9例患者(每患者年0.44%)发生瓣膜血栓形成,14例患者(每患者年0.69%)发生脑血管意外(CVA)。瓣膜血栓形成组7例(77.8%)患者出现房颤,CVA组5例(35.7%)患者出现房颤。在41例出血事件中,8例(每患者年0.39%)为轻微出血,20例(每患者年0.99%)为大出血,5例(每患者年0.34%)发生严重出血。8例患者(每患者年0.34%)发生导致CVA的颅内出血。有22例(每患者年1.1%)致命性出血和15例(每患者年0.74%)致命性血栓栓塞事件。住院死亡率为25例(4.9%),62例(12.2%)为晚期死亡;其中37例(7.3%)与抗凝有关。
机械心脏瓣膜置换术后抗凝治疗可将INR水平控制在2 - 2.5,出血和血栓栓塞事件在可接受范围内。