Antithrombotic medication and bleeding risk in patients with cerebral cavernous malformations: a cohort study.

Bervini, David; Jaeggi, Christian; Mordasini, Pasquale; Schucht, Philippe; Raabe, Andreas (2018). Antithrombotic medication and bleeding risk in patients with cerebral cavernous malformations: a cohort study. Journal of neurosurgery, 130(6), pp. 1922-1930. American Association of Neurological Surgeons 10.3171/2018.1.JNS172547

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OBJECTIVE Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are frequently diagnosed vascular abnormalities. The hemorrhagic risk associated with the use of long-term antithrombotic medication (ATM) in patients with CCMs is a matter of controversy. The aim of this study was to determine the hemorrhagic risk associated with ATM use in patients diagnosed with one or more CCMs. METHODS Demographic, clinical, treatment, and ATM-related information on patients diagnosed with one or more CCMs at a single institution over more than 34 years was retrospectively recorded. Univariate and multivariate descriptive and survival analyses were used to assess potential risk factors associated with CCM-related hemorrhage at presentation and during follow-up (first or subsequent hemorrhage). RESULTS A total of 408 patients were included in the analysis and 492 CCMs were followed up after diagnosis, for a total of 1616 lesion-years. Thirty-seven (7.5%) CCMs bled during follow-up, leading to an overall annual rate of CCM-related symptomatic hemorrhage of 2.3% (95% CI 1.7%-3.2%). Eighty-two patients harboring 91 CCMs (16.8%) were on ATM. When stratified for ATM, the annual rates of hemorrhage were 0.7% (95% CI < 0.01% to 4.2%) for the lesions in patients on ATM versus 2.5% (95% CI 1.8%-3.4%) for those not on ATM. ATM was not found to be associated with either an increased risk of CCM-related hemorrhage at presentation (p = 0.355) or an increased risk of CCM-related hemorrhage (first or subsequent hemorrhage) in multivariate descriptive (p = 0.912) and survival (p = 0.145) analyses. CONCLUSIONS The use of ATM does not seem to be associated with an increased risk of hemorrhage in patients diagnosed with CCMs.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurosurgery

UniBE Contributor:

Bervini, David, Mordasini, Pasquale Ranato, Schucht, Philippe, Raabe, Andreas

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0022-3085

Publisher:

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Language:

English

Submitter:

Martin Zbinden

Date Deposited:

18 Jun 2018 07:38

Last Modified:

22 May 2024 00:10

Publisher DOI:

10.3171/2018.1.JNS172547

PubMed ID:

29882707

Uncontrolled Keywords:

ATM = antithrombotic medication CCM = cerebral cavernous malformation DVA = developmental venous anomaly antithrombotic medication brain cavernoma cerebral cavernous malformation intracranial hemorrhage vascular disorders

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.117232

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/117232

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