Outcomes of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis due to Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia After the Acute Phase.

van de Munckhof, Anita; Lindgren, Erik; Kleinig, Timothy J; Field, Thalia S; Cordonnier, Charlotte; Krzywicka, Katarzyna; Poli, Sven; Sánchez van Kammen, Mayte; Borhani-Haghighi, Afshin; Lemmens, Robin; Scutelnic, Adrian; Ciccone, Alfonso; Gattringer, Thomas; Wittstock, Matthias; Dizonno, Vanessa; Devroye, Annemie; Elkady, Ahmed; Günther, Albrecht; Cervera, Alvaro; Mengel, Annerose; ... (2022). Outcomes of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis due to Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia After the Acute Phase. Stroke, 53(10), pp. 3206-3210. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.039575

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BACKGROUND

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) due to vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a severe condition, with high in-hospital mortality rates. Here, we report clinical outcomes of patients with CVT-VITT after SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) vaccination who survived initial hospitalization.

METHODS

We used data from an international registry of patients who developed CVT within 28 days of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, collected until February 10, 2022. VITT diagnosis was classified based on the Pavord criteria. Outcomes were mortality, functional independence (modified Rankin Scale score 0-2), VITT relapse, new thrombosis, and bleeding events (all after discharge from initial hospitalization).

RESULTS

Of 107 CVT-VITT cases, 43 (40%) died during initial hospitalization. Of the remaining 64 patients, follow-up data were available for 60 (94%) patients (37 definite VITT, 9 probable VITT, and 14 possible VITT). Median age was 40 years and 45/60 (75%) patients were women. Median follow-up time was 150 days (interquartile range, 94-194). Two patients died during follow-up (3% [95% CI, 1%-11%). Functional independence was achieved by 53/60 (88% [95% CI, 78%-94%]) patients. No new venous or arterial thrombotic events were reported. One patient developed a major bleeding during follow-up (fatal intracerebral bleed).

CONCLUSIONS

In contrast to the high mortality of CVT-VITT in the acute phase, mortality among patients who survived the initial hospitalization was low, new thrombotic events did not occur, and bleeding events were rare. Approximately 9 out of 10 CVT-VITT patients who survived the acute phase were functionally independent at follow-up.

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