Effects of fixed low-dose warfarin on hemostatic factors in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients. 2001

S B Kim, and S K Lee, and J S Park, and H S Chi, and C D Hong, and W S Yang
Departments of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pathology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.

Increased coagulation factors found in dialysis patients may explain in part the high prevalence of thrombotic cardiovascular disease. Several studies showed low-dose warfarin is effective in decreasing coagulation factors and preventing thrombosis without increasing the risk of bleeding. To evaluate the effects of fixed low-dose warfarin therapy on thrombogenesis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients, 76 CAPD patients were assigned randomly to treatment and disease control groups. The treatment group received 2 mg of warfarin daily for 12 months. International normalized ratio (INR) of the prothrombin time and plasma levels of factor VII, D-dimer, von Willebrand factor (vWF), and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) were measured before and 3, 6, and 12 months after the start of medication. The same parameters were measured in 30 healthy volunteers at the beginning of the study and in the disease control group during the study period. Of 76 patients, 60 completed the study. Deaths from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (cerebral infarction or acute myocardial infarction) occurred in 1 patient in the treatment group (n = 29) and 3 in the disease control group (n = 31), which was not statistically significant. No major bleeding occurred during the study period. With administration of warfarin, there was a small increase in INR in the treatment group. CAPD patients at baseline had significantly higher plasma factor VII, D-dimer, vWF, and PAI-1 levels than normal controls. Warfarin therapy lowered plasma factor VII and D-dimer levels. No change was seen in vWF and PAI-1 levels. In the disease control group, these hemostatic factors showed no change during the study period. There was a negative correlation between serum albumin and INR in the treatment group during the study period. Fixed low-dose warfarin was effective in partially reversing the thrombogenic coagulation profile in CAPD patients without a big increase in the risk of bleeding.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007676 Kidney Failure, Chronic The end-stage of CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. It is characterized by the severe irreversible kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA) and the reduction in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE to less than 15 ml per min (Kidney Foundation: Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative, 2002). These patients generally require HEMODIALYSIS or KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION. ESRD,End-Stage Renal Disease,Renal Disease, End-Stage,Renal Failure, Chronic,Renal Failure, End-Stage,Chronic Kidney Failure,End-Stage Kidney Disease,Chronic Renal Failure,Disease, End-Stage Kidney,Disease, End-Stage Renal,End Stage Kidney Disease,End Stage Renal Disease,End-Stage Renal Failure,Kidney Disease, End-Stage,Renal Disease, End Stage,Renal Failure, End Stage
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010531 Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory Portable peritoneal dialysis using the continuous (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) presence of peritoneal dialysis solution in the peritoneal cavity except for periods of drainage and instillation of fresh solution. CAPD,Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
D001779 Blood Coagulation Factors Endogenous substances, usually proteins, that are involved in the blood coagulation process. Clotting Factor,Coagulation Factors,Blood Coagulation Factor,Clotting Factors,Coagulation Factor,Coagulation Factor, Blood,Coagulation Factors, Blood,Factor, Coagulation,Factors, Coagulation,Factor, Blood Coagulation,Factor, Clotting,Factors, Blood Coagulation,Factors, Clotting
D005167 Factor VII Heat- and storage-stable plasma protein that is activated by tissue thromboplastin to form factor VIIa in the extrinsic pathway of blood coagulation. The activated form then catalyzes the activation of factor X to factor Xa. Coagulation Factor VII,Proconvertin,Stable Factor,Blood Coagulation Factor VII,Factor 7,Factor Seven,Factor VII, Coagulation
D005260 Female Females
D005338 Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products Soluble protein fragments formed by the proteolytic action of plasmin on fibrin or fibrinogen. FDP and their complexes profoundly impair the hemostatic process and are a major cause of hemorrhage in intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis. Antithrombin VI,Fibrin Degradation Product,Fibrin Degradation Products,Fibrin Fibrinogen Split Products,Degradation Product, Fibrin,Degradation Products, Fibrin,Product, Fibrin Degradation
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000925 Anticoagulants Agents that prevent BLOOD CLOTTING. Anticoagulant Agent,Anticoagulant Drug,Anticoagulant,Anticoagulant Agents,Anticoagulant Drugs,Anticoagulation Agents,Indirect Thrombin Inhibitors,Agent, Anticoagulant,Agents, Anticoagulant,Agents, Anticoagulation,Drug, Anticoagulant,Drugs, Anticoagulant,Inhibitors, Indirect Thrombin,Thrombin Inhibitors, Indirect

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