Rauch Sebastian, Müller Hans-Peter, Dreyhaupt Jens, Ludolph Albert C, Kassubek Jan, Althaus Katharina
Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
J Clin Med. 2022 Jun 13;11(12):3399. doi: 10.3390/jcm11123399.
Background: Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with high mortality and morbidity, especially in patients under anticoagulative treatment. Andexanet alfa (AA) is a modified recombinant form of human factor Xa (FXa) developed for reversal of FXa-inhibitors, e.g., in the event of ICH, but experience is still limited. Methods: This monocentric retrospective observational cohort study included 46 patients with acute FXa-inhibitor-associated non-traumatic ICH (FXa-I-ICH) of whom 23 were treated with AA within 12 h after symptom onset, compared to 23 patients with usual care (UC). Volumetrically analyzed hematoma expansion (HE) in brain imaging, clinical outcome and incidence of adverse events were analyzed. Results: All patients (mean age 79.8 ± 7.2 years) were effectively anticoagulated. The cohort included severely ill patients with large hematoma volumes (median 20.4, IQR 7.8−39.0 mL). Efficacy, as assessed by HE in imaging, was very good in the AA-group. There was no (0.0%) relevant HE (>33%) in contrast to UC-group (26.1%). Nevertheless, we observed a high incidence of thromboembolic events (30.4% vs. 4.4%) and non-favorable outcomes (death/palliative condition) in 43.5% vs. 26.1%. Conclusions: There was no HE in the volumetric neuroimaging assessment in the AA-group, but clinical outcomes remained often worse. Large randomized trials for the use of AA in patients with acute FXa-inhibitor-associated ICH are needed to investigate the clinical outcome in consideration of the rates of thromboembolism.
颅内出血(ICH)与高死亡率和高发病率相关,尤其是在接受抗凝治疗的患者中。安多凝血素α(AA)是一种经过修饰的重组人凝血因子Xa(FXa),用于逆转FXa抑制剂的作用,例如在发生ICH的情况下,但相关经验仍然有限。方法:这项单中心回顾性观察队列研究纳入了46例急性FXa抑制剂相关的非创伤性ICH(FXa-I-ICH)患者,其中23例在症状出现后12小时内接受了AA治疗,与23例接受常规治疗(UC)的患者进行比较。分析了脑成像中血肿体积的变化(HE)、临床结局和不良事件的发生率。结果:所有患者(平均年龄79.8±7.2岁)均接受了有效的抗凝治疗。该队列包括病情严重、血肿体积大的患者(中位数20.4,四分位数间距7.8−39.0 mL)。通过成像中的HE评估,AA组的疗效非常好。与UC组(26.1%)相比,AA组没有(0.0%)发生相关的血肿扩大(>33%)。然而,我们观察到血栓栓塞事件的发生率较高(30.4%对4.4%),且AA组的不良结局(死亡/姑息状态)发生率为43.5%,高于UC组的26.1%。结论:AA组在容积神经影像学评估中没有出现血肿扩大,但临床结局通常仍然较差。需要开展大型随机试验,研究AA在急性FXa抑制剂相关ICH患者中的应用,以考虑血栓栓塞发生率来研究临床结局。