Padarti Akhil, Quinn Charles T, Kwiatkowski Janet L, McNaull Melissa, Kirkham Fenella J, Plumb Patricia, Hynan Linda S, Dowling Michael Morgan
Department of Neurology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Division of Hematology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Pediatr Stroke. 2025;11:111-140.
Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a hemoglobinopathy resulting in both overt and silent strokes in the pediatric population. Multiple mechanisms including anemia, hypercoagulability, secondary moyamoya syndrome, paradoxical embolism, and platelet activation are implicated in the pathogenesis of stroke in SCA. Despite a paucity of literature on the safety or efficacy of antithrombotic therapies, these agents are used in patients with SCA for primary and secondary stroke prevention. This study examined the prevalence of antithrombotic usage in the SCA-Stroke arm of the Patent Foramen Ovale and Stroke (PFAST) study cohort. Approximately 46.5% (72/155) of patients report using antithrombotic medications. The frequency of antithrombotic medications increased with recurrent strokes: 39.6% (42/106) of patients were on antithrombotic medications after a single stroke, while 61.2% (30/49) of patients were on medications after a recurrent stroke. Within this population, 42.6% (66/155) were on antiplatelet medications, and only 4.5% (7/155) were on anticoagulants. Factors significantly associated with increased usage of antithrombotic therapy were the absence acute chest syndrome and higher baseline hemoglobin concentrations. While the majority of patients were taking antithrombotic therapies for secondary stroke prevention, a minority of patients were taking medications for other indications such as headache prophylaxis and prior venous sinus thrombosis. Given these current clinical practice patterns and prevalent use, further research is needed to define the role of antithrombotic agents in pediatric SCA. There appears to be clinical equipoise for the use of these agents in the SCA and pediatric stroke population.
镰状细胞贫血(SCA)是一种血红蛋白病,可导致儿科人群出现显性和隐匿性中风。包括贫血、高凝状态、继发性烟雾病综合征、反常栓塞和血小板活化在内的多种机制与SCA中风的发病机制有关。尽管关于抗栓治疗安全性或有效性的文献较少,但这些药物仍用于SCA患者的一级和二级中风预防。本研究调查了卵圆孔未闭与中风(PFAST)研究队列中SCA-中风组抗栓药物的使用情况。约46.5%(72/155)的患者报告使用了抗栓药物。抗栓药物的使用频率随复发性中风而增加:单次中风后39.6%(42/106)的患者使用抗栓药物,而复发性中风后61.2%(30/49)的患者使用药物。在这一人群中,42.6%(66/155)的患者使用抗血小板药物,只有4.5%(7/155)的患者使用抗凝剂。与抗栓治疗使用增加显著相关的因素是无急性胸综合征和较高的基线血红蛋白浓度。虽然大多数患者服用抗栓药物是为了二级中风预防,但少数患者服用药物是为了其他适应症,如预防头痛和既往静脉窦血栓形成。鉴于目前的这些临床实践模式和普遍使用情况,需要进一步研究来确定抗栓药物在儿科SCA中的作用。在SCA和儿科中风人群中使用这些药物似乎存在临床平衡。