Publications by authors named "Martin Banyai"

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CT perfusion in peripheral arterial disease-hemodynamic differences before and after revascularisation.

Authors:
Patrick Veit-Haibach Martin W Huellner Martin Banyai Sebastian Mafeld Johannes Heverhagen Klaus Strobel Bert-Ram Sah

Eur Radiol 2021 Aug 6;31(8):5507-5513. Epub 2021 Feb 6.

Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was the assessment of volumetric CT perfusion (CTP) of the lower leg musculature in patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease (PAD) before and after interventional revascularisation.

Methods: Twenty-nine consecutive patients with symptomatic PAD of the lower extremities requiring interventional revascularisation were assessed prospectively. All patients underwent a CTP scan of the lower leg, and hemodynamic and angiographic assessment, before and after intervention. Ankle-brachial pressure index (ABI) was determined. CTP parameters were calculated with a perfusion software, acting on a no outflow assumption. A sequential two-compartment model was used. Differences in CTP parameters were assessed with non-parametric tests.

Results: The cohort consisted of 24 subjects with an occlusion, and five with a high-grade stenosis. The mean blood flow before/after (BFpre and BFpost, respectively) was 7.42 ± 2.66 and 10.95 ± 6.64 ml/100 ml*min. The mean blood volume before/after (BVpre and BVpost, respectively) was 0.71 ± 0.35 and 1.25 ± 1.07 ml/100 ml. BFpost and BVpost were significantly higher than BFpre and BVpre in the treated limb (p = 0.003 and 0.02, respectively), but not in the untreated limb (p = 0.641 and 0.719, respectively).

Conclusions: CTP seems feasible for assessing hemodynamic differences in calf muscles before and after revascularisation in patients with symptomatic PAD. We could show that CTP parameters BF and BV are significantly increased after revascularisation of the symptomatic limb. In the future, this quantitative method might serve as a non-invasive method for surveillance and therapy control of patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Key Points: • CTP imaging of the lower limb in patients with symptomatic PAD seems feasible for assessing hemodynamic differences before and after revascularisation in PAD patients. • This quantitative method might serve as a non-invasive method, for surveillance and therapy control of patients with PAD.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00330-021-07692-5DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8270809PMC
August 2021

Clinical Outcomes of Incidental Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer and Noncancer Patients: The SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER).

Authors:
David Spirk Tim Sebastian Stefano Barco Martin Banyai Jürg H Beer Lucia Mazzolai Thomas Baldi Drahomir Aujesky Daniel Hayoz Rolf P Engelberger Thomas Kaeslin Wolfgang Korte Robert Escher Marc Husmann Marc Blondon Nils Kucher

Thromb Haemost 2021 May 17;121(5):641-649. Epub 2020 Nov 17.

Clinic of Angiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Objective:  In patients with cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE), the risk of recurrence is similar after incidental and symptomatic events. It is unknown whether the same applies to incidental VTE not associated with cancer.

Methods And Results:  We compared baseline characteristics, anticoagulation therapy, all-cause mortality, and VTE recurrence rates at 90 days between patients with incidental ( = 131; 52% without cancer) and symptomatic ( = 1,931) VTE included in the SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER). After incidental VTE, 114 (87%) patients received anticoagulation therapy for at least 3 months. The mortality rate was 9.2% after incidental and 8.4% after symptomatic VTE for hazard ratio (HR) 1.10 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.49-2.50). After adjustment for competing risk of death, recurrence rate was 3.1 versus 2.8%, respectively, for sub-HR 1.07 (95% CI 0.39-2.93). These results were consistent among cancer (mortality: 15.9% vs. 12.6%; HR 1.32, 95% CI 0.67-2.59; recurrence: 4.8% vs. 4.7%; HR 1.02, 95% CI 0.30-3.42) and noncancer patients (mortality: 2.9% vs. 2.1%; HR 1.37, 95% CI 0.33-5.73; recurrence: 1.5% vs. 2.3%; HR 0.63, 95% CI 0.09-4.58). Patients with incidental VTE who received anticoagulation therapy for at least 3 months had lower mortality (4% vs. 41%) and recurrence rate (1% vs. 18%) compared with those who did not.

Conclusion:  In SWIVTER, more than half of incidental VTE events occurred in noncancer patients who often received anticoagulation therapy. Among noncancer patients, early mortality and recurrence rates were similar after incidental versus symptomatic VTE. Our findings suggest that anticoagulation therapy for incidental VTE may be beneficial regardless of the presence of cancer.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1720977DOI Listing
May 2021

The IN.PACT DEEP Clinical Drug-Coated Balloon Trial: 5-Year Outcomes.

Authors:
Thomas Zeller Antonio Micari Dierk Scheinert Iris Baumgartner Marc Bosiers Frank E G Vermassen Martin Banyai Mehdi H Shishehbor Hong Wang Marianne Brodmann

JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2020 02;13(4):431-443

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Angiology, Medical University, Graz, Austria.

Objectives: The goal of this study was to evaluate the 5-year follow-up data of the IN.PACT DEEP (Randomized IN.PACT Amphirion Drug-Coated Balloon [DCB] vs. Standard Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty [PTA] for the Treatment of Below-the-Knee Critical Limb Ischemia [CLI]) trial.

Background: Initial studies from randomized controlled trials have shown comparable short-term outcomes of DCB angioplasty versus PTA in patients with CLI with infrapopliteal disease. However, the long-term safety and effectiveness of DCB angioplasty remain unknown in this patient population.

Methods: IN.PACT DEEP was an independently adjudicated prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial that enrolled 358 subjects with CLI. Subjects were randomized 2:1 to DCB angioplasty or PTA. Assessments through 5 years included freedom from clinically driven target lesion revascularization, amputation, and all-cause death. Additional assessments were conducted to identify risk factors for death and major amputation, including paclitaxel dose tercile.

Results: Freedom from clinically driven target lesion revascularization through 5 years was 70.9% and 76.0% (log-rank p = 0.406), and the incidence of the safety composite endpoint was 59.8% and 57.5% (log-rank p = 0.309) in the DCB angioplasty and PTA groups, respectively. The rate of major amputation was 15.4% for DCB angioplasty compared with 10.6% for PTA (log-rank p = 0.108). Given the recent concern regarding a late mortality signal in patients treated with paclitaxel-coated devices, additional analyses from this study showed no increase in all-cause mortality with DCB angioplasty (39.4%) compared with PTA (44.9%) (log-rank p = 0.727). Predictors of mortality included age, Rutherford category >4, and previous revascularization but not paclitaxel by dose tercile.

Conclusions: Tibial artery revascularization in patients with CLI using DCB angioplasty resulted in comparable long-term safety and effectiveness as PTA. Paclitaxel exposure was not related to increased risk for amputation or all-cause mortality at 5-year follow-up. (Study of IN.PACT Amphirion™ Drug Eluting Balloon vs. Standard PTA for the Treatment of Below the Knee Critical Limb Ischemia [INPACT-DEEP]; NCT00941733).
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2019.10.059DOI Listing
February 2020

Elevated HbA1c is not associated with recurrent venous thromboembolism in the elderly, but with all-cause mortality- the SWEETCO 65+ study.

Authors:
Alexandra Mathis Lukas Villiger Martin F Reiner Michael Egloff Hans Ruedi Schmid Simona Stivala Andreas Limacher Marie Mean Drahomir Aujesky Nicolas Rodondi Anna Angelillo-Scherrer Marc Righini Daniel Staub Markus Aschwanden Beat Frauchiger Joseph Osterwalder Nils Kucher Christian M Matter Martin Banyai Oliver Hugli Juerg H Beer

Sci Rep 2020 02 12;10(1):2495. Epub 2020 Feb 12.

Department of Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital of Baden, Baden, Switzerland.

The association of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) with venous thromboembolism (VTE) and death in the elderly is unknown. In the SWEETCO 65+ study we analyzed prospectively a Swiss Cohort of Elderly Patients with Venous Thromboembolism (SWITCO 65+). 888 patients were enrolled for the SWEETCO 65+ analysis. HbA1c was determined at baseline and divided into three categories (HbA1c < 5.7%, normal range; 5.7-6.49%, pre-diabetic range; and >6.5%, diabetic range). Median follow-up was 2.5 years. The primary endpoint was recurrent VTE. Secondary endpoints included all-cause mortality and major bleeds. The total prevalence of diabetes was 22.1%. The risk of recurrent VTE was similar in patients with HbA1c with pre-diabetes (adjusted subhazard ratio (aSHR) 1.07 [0.70 to 1.63]) and diabetes (aSHR 0.73 [0.39 to 1.37]) as compared to those with a HbA1c in the normal range. However, a HbA1c ≥ 6.5% (median IQ range 7.0 [6.70;7.60]) was significantly associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.83 [1.21 to 2.75]). In summary we found no association between HbA1c and major bleeding. Elevated HbA1c levels are not associated with recurrent VTE but with increased all-cause mortality in an elderly population with acute VTE.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59173-2DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7016100PMC
February 2020

Venous Thromboembolism and Renal Impairment: Insights from the SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER).

Authors:
David Spirk Tim Sebastian Martin Banyai Jürg H Beer Lucia Mazzolai Thomas Baldi Drahomir Aujesky Daniel Hayoz Rolf P Engelberger Thomas Kaeslin Wolfgang Korte Robert Escher Marc Husmann Annette Mollet Thomas D Szucs Nils Kucher

Semin Thromb Hemost 2019 Nov 17;45(8):851-858. Epub 2019 Oct 17.

Clinic of Angiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Renal impairment (RI) has increased substantially over the last decades. In the absence of data from confirmatory research, real-life data on anticoagulation treatment and clinical outcomes of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with RI are needed. In the SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER), 2,062 consecutive patients with objectively confirmed VTE were enrolled. In the present analysis, we compared characteristics, initial and maintenance anticoagulation, and adjusted 90-day clinical outcomes of those with (defined as estimated creatinine clearance < 30 mL/min) and without severe RI. Overall, 240 (12%) patients had severe RI; they were older, and more frequently had chronic and acute comorbidities. VTE severity was similar between patients with and without severe RI. Initial anticoagulation in patients with severe RI was more often performed with unfractionated heparin (44 vs. 24%), and less often with low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) (52 vs. 61%) and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs; 4 vs. 12%). Maintenance anticoagulation in patients with severe RI was more frequently managed with vitamin K antagonists (70 vs. 60%) and less frequently with DOAC (12 vs. 21%). Severe RI was associated with increased risk of 90-day mortality (9.2 vs. 4.2%, hazard ratio [HR]: 2.27, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.41-3.65), but with similar risk of recurrent VTE (3.3 vs. 2.8%, HR: 1.19, 95% CI: 0.57-2.52) and major bleeding (2.1 vs. 2.0%, HR: 1.05, 95% CI: 0.41-2.68). In patients with severe RI, the use of LMWH versus any other treatment was associated with reduced mortality (HR: 0.37; 95% CI: 0.14-0.94;  = 0.036) and similar rate of major bleeding (HR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.17-2.00;  = 0.39). Acute or chronic comorbidities rather than VTE severity or recurrence may explain increased early mortality in patients with severe RI. The higher rate of VTE recurrence, specifically fatal events, than major bleeding reinforces the need for effective anticoagulation in VTE patients with severe RI.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1698770DOI Listing
November 2019

CT-perfusion in peripheral arterial disease - Correlation with angiographic and hemodynamic parameters.

Authors:
Bert-Ram Sah Patrick Veit-Haibach Klaus Strobel Martin Banyai Martin W Huellner

PLoS One 2019 27;14(9):e0223066. Epub 2019 Sep 27.

Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Objective: The purpose of this study was the assessment of volumetric CT-perfusion (CTP) of the lower leg musculature in patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease (PAD) of the lower extremities, comparing it with established angiographic and hemodynamic parameters.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-five consecutive patients with symptomatic PAD of the lower extremities requiring interventional revascularization were assessed prospectively. All patients underwent a CTP scan of the lower leg, and hemodynamic and angiographic assessment. Hemodynamic parameters, specifically ankle-brachial pressure index (ABI), ankle blood pressure (ABP), peak systolic velocity (PSV), and segmental pulse oscillography (SPO) level, were determined. Lesion length and degree of collateralization were assessed by interventional angiography. CTP parameters were calculated with a perfusion software, acting on a no outflow assumption. A sequential two-compartment model was used. Differences in CTP parameters and correlations between CTP, hemodynamic and angiographic parameters were assessed with non-parametric tests.

Results: The cohort consisted of 27 subjects with an occlusion, and eight with a high-grade stenosis. The mean blood flow (BF) was 7.71 ± 2.96 ml/100ml*min-1, mean blood volume (BV) 0.71 ± 0.33 ml/100ml, and mean mean transit time (MTT) 7.22 ± 2.66 s. BF and BV were higher in subjects with longer lesions, and BV was higher in subjects with lower ABI. Significant correlations were found between lesion length and BV (r = 0.65) and BF (r = 0.52). Significant inverse correlations were found between BV and ABI and between BV and ABP (r = -0.56, for both correlations).

Conclusions: In our study, we have shown the feasibility of CTP for the assessment of PAD. In the future, this quantitative method might serve as a non-invasive method, possibly complementing the diagnostic workup of patients with peripheral arterial disease.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6764684PMC
April 2020

Risk stratification of elderly patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

Authors:
Roland Klingenberg Oliver Schlager Andreas Limacher Marie Méan Nicolas Vuilleumier Juerg H Beer Daniel Staub Beat Frauchiger Markus Aschwanden Bernhard Lämmle Marc Righini Michael Egloff Joseph Osterwalder Anne Angelillo-Scherrer Nils Kucher Martin Banyai Nicolas Rodondi Arnold von Eckardstein Drahomir Aujesky Marc Husmann Christian M Matter

Eur J Clin Invest 2019 Sep 16;49(9):e13154. Epub 2019 Jul 16.

Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Background: Combining high-sensitivity cardiac Troponin T (hs-cTnT), NT-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) may improve risk stratification of patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) beyond the PESI risk score.

Methods: In the prospective multicentre SWITCO65+ study, we analysed 214 patients ≥ 65 years with a new submassive PE. Biomarkers and clinical information for the PESI risk score were ascertained within 1 day after diagnosis. Associations of hs-TnT, NT-proBNP, hs-CRP and the PESI risk score with the primary endpoint defined as 6-month mortality were assessed. The discriminative power of the PESI risk score and its combination with hs-cTnT, NT-proBNP and hs-CRP for 6-month mortality was compared using integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) index and net reclassification improvement (NRI).

Results: Compared with the lowest quartile, patients in the highest quartile had a higher risk of death during the first 6 months for hs-cTnT (adjusted HR 10.22; 95% CI 1.79-58.34; P = 0.009) and a trend for NT-proBNP (adjusted HR 4.3; 95% CI 0.9-20.41; P = 0.067) unlike hs-CRP (adjusted HR 1.97; 95% CI 0.48-8.05; P = 0.344). The PESI risk score (c-statistic 0.77 (95% CI 0.69-0.84) had the highest prognostic accuracy for 6-month mortality, outperforming hs-cTnT, NT-proBNP and hs-CRP (c-statistics of 0.72, 0.72, and 0.54), respectively. Combining all three biomarkers had no clinically relevant impact on risk stratification when added to the PESI risk score (IDI = 0.067; 95% CI 0.012-0.123; P = 0.018; NRI = 0.101 95% CI -0.099-0.302; P = 0.321).

Conclusions: In elderly patients with PE, 6-month mortality can adequately be predicted by the PESI risk score alone.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eci.13154DOI Listing
September 2019

A high Gas6 level in plasma predicts venous thromboembolism recurrence, major bleeding and mortality in the elderly: a prospective multicenter cohort study.

Authors:
Annatina Schnegg-Kaufmann Sara Calzavarini Andreas Limacher Marie Mean Marc Righini Daniel Staub Juerg-Hans Beer Beat Frauchiger Joseph Osterwalder Nils Kucher Christian M Matter Marc Husmann Martin Banyai Markus Aschwanden Lucia Mazzolai Oliver Hugli Michael Nagler Michael Daskalakis Nicolas Rodondi Drahomir Aujesky Anne Angelillo-Scherrer

J Thromb Haemost 2019 02;17(2):306-318

Department of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Essentials Predictive ability of pro-hemostatic Gas6 for recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) is unknown. We measured Gas6 levels in 864 patients with VTE over 3 years. High Gas6 (> 157%) at diagnosis is associated with VTE recurrence, major bleeding and mortality. Gas6 plasma levels measured 12 months after the index VTE are discriminatory for VTE recurrence. SUMMARY: Background Growth arrest-specific gene 6 (Gas6) is a prohemostatic protein with an unknown predictive ability for recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE). In the elderly, VTE results in higher mortality but does not have a higher rate of recurrence than in younger patients. Consequently, anticoagulation management in the elderly is challenging. Objective To prospectively investigate the performance of Gas6 in predicting VTE recurrence, major bleeding and mortality in the elderly. Methods Consecutive patients aged ≥ 65 years with acute VTE were followed for a period of 3 years. Primary outcomes were symptomatic VTE recurrence, major bleeding, and mortality. Plasma Gas6 was measured with ELISA. Results Gas6 levels were measured in 864 patients at the time of the index VTE (T1) and, in 70% of them, also 12 months later (T2). The Gas6 level at T1 was discriminatory for VTE recurrence (C-statistic, 0.56; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.51-0.62), major bleeding (0.60, 95% CI 0.55-0.65) and mortality (0.69, 95% CI 0.65-0.73) up to 36 months. VTE recurrence up to 24 months after T2 was discriminated by the Gas6 level at T2 (0.62, 95% CI 0.54-0.71). High Gas6 levels (> 157%) and continuous Gas6 levels at T1 were associated with VTE recurrence up to 6 months and 12 months, respectively. Conclusions In elderly patients, a high Gas6 level is associated with higher risks of VTE recurrence, major bleeding, and death. These findings support further studies to assess the performance of Gas6 in adjusting the length of anticoagulation.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jth.14365DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6850608PMC
February 2019

Rivaroxaban or vitamin-K antagonists following early endovascular thrombus removal and stent placement for acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis.

Authors:
Tim Sebastian Lawrence O Hakki David Spirk Frederic A Baumann Daniel Périard Martin Banyai Rebecca S Spescha Nils Kucher Rolf P Engelberger

Thromb Res 2018 12 26;172:86-93. Epub 2018 Oct 26.

Medical Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland; Division of Angiology, Cantonal Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.

Background: The optimal anticoagulant following catheter-based therapy of acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (IFDVT) is unknown.

Methods: From the Swiss Venous Stent registry, an ongoing prospective cohort study, we performed a subgroup analysis of patients with acute IFDVT who underwent catheter-based early thrombus removal followed by nitinol stent placement. Duplex ultrasound and Villalta scores were used to determine patency rates and incidence of the post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) in patients treated with either rivaroxaban (n = 73) or a vitamin K-antagonist (VKA; n = 38) for a minimum duration of 3 months.

Results: Mean follow-up duration was 24 ± 19 months (range 3 to 77 months). Anticoagulation therapy was time-limited (3 to 12 months) in 56% of patients (47% in the rivaroxaban group and 58% in the VKA group, p = 0.26), with shorter mean duration of anticoagulation in the rivaroxaban group (180 ± 98 days versus 284 ± 199 days, p = 0.01). Overall, primary and secondary patency rates at 24 months were 82% (95%CI, 71-89%) and 95% (95%CI, 87-98%), respectively, with no difference between the rivaroxaban (87% [95%CI, 76-94%] and 95% [95%CI, 85-98%]) and the VKA group (72% [95%CI, 52-86%] and 94% [95%CI, 78-99%]; p > 0.10 for both). Overall, 86 (86%) patients were free from PTS at latest follow-up, with no difference between the rivaroxaban and the VKA groups (57 [85%] versus 29 [88%]; p = 0.76). Two major bleeding complications (1 in each group) occurred in the peri-interventional period, without any major bleeding thereafter.

Conclusions: In patients with acute IFDVT treated with catheter-based early thrombus removal and venous stent placement, the effectiveness and safety of rivaroxaban and VKA appear to be similar.

Clinical Trial Registration: The study is registered on the National Institutes of Health website (ClinicalTrials.gov; identifier NCT02433054).
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2018.10.027DOI Listing
December 2018

Prospective evaluation of the capillaroscopic skin ulcer risk index in systemic sclerosis patients in clinical practice: a longitudinal, multicentre study.

Authors:
Ulrich A Walker Veronika K Jaeger Katharina M Bruppacher Rucsandra Dobrota Lionel Arlettaz Martin Banyai Jörg Beron Carlo Chizzolini Ernst Groechenig Rüdiger B Mueller François Spertini Peter M Villiger Oliver Distler

Arthritis Res Ther 2018 Oct 25;20(1):239. Epub 2018 Oct 25.

Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Background: Nailfold capillaroscopy (NC) is an important tool for the diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (SSc). The capillaroscopic skin ulcer risk index (CSURI) was suggested to identify patients at risk of developing digital ulcers (DUs). This study aims to assess the reliability of the CSURI across assessors, the CSURI change during follow-up and the value of the CSURI in predicting new DUs.

Methods: This multicentre, longitudinal study included SSc patients with a history of DUs. NC images of all eight fingers were obtained at baseline and follow-up and were separately analysed by two trained assessors.

Results: Sixty-one patients were included (median observation time 1.0 year). In about 40% of patients (assessor 1, n = 24, 39%; assessor 2, n = 26, 43%) no megacapillary was detected in any of the baseline or follow-up images; hence the CSURI could not be calculated. In those 34 patients in whom CSURI scores were available from both assessors (26% male; median age 57 years) the median baseline CSURI was 5.3 according to assessor 1 (IQR 2.6-16.3), increasing to 5.9 (IQR 1.3-12.0) at follow-up. According to assessor 2, the CSURI diminished from 6.4 (IQR 2.4-12.5) to 5.0 (IQR 1.7-10.0). The ability of a CSURI ≥ 2.96 category to predict new DUs was low (for both assessors, positive predictive value 38% and negative predictive value 50%) and the inter-assessor agreements for CSURI categories were fair to moderate.

Conclusions: In this study, around 40% of patients could not be evaluated with the CSURI due to the absence of megacapillaries. Clinical decisions based on the CSURI should be made with caution.

Trial Registration: Current Controlled Trials, ISRCTN04371709 . Registered on 18 March 2011.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-018-1733-6DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6235233PMC
October 2018

Predictors and Outcomes of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism in Elderly Patients.

Authors:
Sandro Lauber Andreas Limacher Tobias Tritschler Odile Stalder Marie Méan Marc Righini Markus Aschwanden Jürg Hans Beer Beat Frauchiger Josef Osterwalder Nils Kucher Bernhard Lämmle Jacques Cornuz Anne Angelillo-Scherrer Christian M Matter Marc Husmann Martin Banyai Daniel Staub Lucia Mazzolai Olivier Hugli Nicolas Rodondi Drahomir Aujesky

Am J Med 2018 06 4;131(6):703.e7-703.e16. Epub 2018 Jan 4.

Department of General internal Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Background: Little is known about predictors and outcomes of recurrent venous thromboembolism in elderly patients.

Methods: We prospectively followed up 991 patients aged ≥65 years with acute venous thromboembolism in a multicenter Swiss cohort study. The primary outcome was symptomatic recurrent venous thromboembolism. We explored the association between baseline characteristics and treatments and recurrent venous thromboembolism using competing risk regression, adjusting for periods of anticoagulation as a time-varying covariate. We also assessed the clinical consequences (case-fatality, localization) of recurrent venous thromboembolism.

Results: During a median follow-up period of 30 months, 122 patients developed recurrent venous thromboembolism, corresponding to a 3-year cumulative incidence of 14.8%. The case-fatality of recurrence was high (20.5%), particularly in patients with unprovoked (23%) and cancer-related venous thromboembolism (29%). After adjustment, only unprovoked venous thromboembolism (sub-hazard ratio, 1.67 compared with provoked venous thromboembolism; 95% confidence interval, 1.00-2.77) and proximal deep vein thrombosis (sub-hazard ratio, 2.41 compared with isolated distal deep vein thrombosis; 95% confidence interval, 1.07-5.38) were significantly associated with recurrence. Patients with initial pulmonary embolism were more likely to have another pulmonary embolism as a recurrent event than patients with deep vein thrombosis.

Conclusions: Elderly patients with acute venous thromboembolism have a substantial long-term risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism, and recurrence carries a high case-fatality rate. Only 2 factors, unprovoked venous thromboembolism and proximal deep vein thrombosis, were independently associated with recurrent venous thromboembolism, indicating that traditional risk factors for venous thromboembolism recurrence (eg, cancer) may be less relevant in the elderly.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.12.015DOI Listing
June 2018

Derivation and validation of a novel bleeding risk score for elderly patients with venous thromboembolism on extended anticoagulation.

Authors:
Eva Seiler Andreas Limacher Marie Mean Hans-Jürg Beer Joseph Osterwalder Beat Frauchiger Marc Righini Markus Aschwanden Christian M Matter Martin Banyai Nils Kucher Daniel Staub Bernhard Lämmle Nicolas Rodondi Alessandro Squizzato Drahomir Aujesky

Thromb Haemost 2017 08 24;117(10). Epub 2017 Aug 24.

Eva Seiler, Department of General Internal Medicine, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland, Tel.: +41 632 2111, Fax: +41 632 3743, E-mail: Received: March 8, 2017, Accepted after major revision: June 16, 2017, Epub ahead of print: August 24, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1160/TH17-03-0162, Thromb Haemost 2017; 117: ■■■.

Existing clinical scores do not perform well in predicting bleeding in elderly patients with acute venous thromboembolism (VTE). We sought to derive an easy-to-use clinical score to help physicians identify elderly patients with VTE who are at high-risk of bleeding during extended anticoagulation (>3 months). Our derivation sample included 743 patients aged ≥65 years with VTE who were enrolled in a prospective multicenter cohort study. All patients received extended anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists. We derived our score using competing risk regression, with the time to a first major bleeding up to 36 months of extended anticoagulation as the outcome, and 17 candidate variables as predictors. We used bootstrapping methods for internal validation. Sixty-six (9 %) patients suffered major bleeding. The clinical score is based on seven clinical factors (previous bleeding, active cancer, low physical activity, anemia, thrombocytopenia, antiplatelet drugs/NSAIDs, and poor INR control). Overall, 48 % of patients were classified as low-risk, 37 % as moderate-risk, and 15 % as high-risk of bleeding. The rate of major bleeding was 1.4 events in low-risk, 5.0 events in moderate-risk, and 12.2 events per 100 patient-years in high-risk patients. The c-statistic was 0.78 at 3 months and 0.71 at 36 months of extended anticoagulation. Model calibration was excellent (p=0.93). Internal validation showed similar results. This simple clinical score accurately identified elderly patients with VTE who are at high risk of major bleeding and who may not benefit from extended anticoagulation. Further validation of the score is important before its implementation into practice. The study is registered to https://clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00973596.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1160/TH17-03-0162DOI Listing
August 2017

The Modified Ottawa Score and Clinical Events in Hospitalized Patients with Cancer-Associated Thrombosis from the Swiss VTE Registry.

Authors:
Adriano Alatri Lucia Mazzolai Nils Kucher Drahomir Aujesky Jürg H Beer Thomas Baldi Martin Banyai Daniel Hayoz Thomas Kaeslin Wolfgang Korte Robert Escher Marc Husmann Beat Frauchiger Rolf P Engelberger Iris Baumgartner David Spirk

Semin Thromb Hemost 2017 Nov 4;43(8):871-876. Epub 2017 Aug 4.

Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

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November 2017

Predictors and Causes of Long-Term Mortality in Elderly Patients with Acute Venous Thromboembolism: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Authors:
Nicolas Faller Andreas Limacher Marie Méan Marc Righini Markus Aschwanden Jürg Hans Beer Beat Frauchiger Josef Osterwalder Nils Kucher Bernhard Lämmle Jacques Cornuz Anne Angelillo-Scherrer Christian M Matter Marc Husmann Martin Banyai Daniel Staub Lucia Mazzolai Olivier Hugli Nicolas Rodondi Drahomir Aujesky

Am J Med 2017 02 11;130(2):198-206. Epub 2016 Oct 11.

Department of General Internal Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland.

Background: Long-term predictors and causes of death are understudied in elderly patients with acute venous thromboembolism.

Methods: We prospectively followed up 991 patients aged ≥65 years with acute venous thromboembolism in a multicenter Swiss cohort study. The primary outcome was overall mortality. We explored the association between patient baseline characteristics and mortality, adjusting for other baseline variables and periods of anticoagulation as a time-varying covariate. Causes of death over time were adjudicated by a blinded, independent committee.

Results: The median age was 75 years. During a median follow-up period of 30 months, 206 patients (21%) died. Independent predictors of overall mortality were age (hazard ratio [HR], 1.32; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-1.65, per decade), active cancer (HR, 5.80; 95% CI, 4.22-7.97), systolic blood pressure <100 mm Hg (HR, 2.77; 95% CI, 1.56-4.92), diabetes mellitus (HR, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.02-2.22), low physical activity level (HR, 1.92; 95% CI, 1.38-2.66), polypharmacy (HR, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.01-1.96), anemia (HR, 1.48; 95% CI, 1.07-2.05), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein >40 mg/L (HR, 1.88; 95% CI, 1.36-2.60), ultra-sensitive troponin >14 pg/mL (HR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.06-2.25), and D-dimer >3000 ng/mL (HR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.04-2.01). Cancer (34%), pulmonary embolism (18%), infection (17%), and bleeding (6%) were the most common causes of death.

Conclusions: Elderly patients with acute venous thromboembolism have a substantial long-term mortality, and several factors, including polypharmacy and a low physical activity level, are associated with long-term mortality. Cancer, pulmonary embolism, infections, and bleeding are the most common causes of death in the elderly with venous thromboembolism.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.09.008DOI Listing
February 2017

Echocardiography does not predict mortality in hemodynamically stable elderly patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

Authors:
Eveline Hofmann Andreas Limacher Marie Méan Nils Kucher Marc Righini Beat Frauchiger Jürg-Hans Beer Joseph Osterwalder Markus Aschwanden Christian M Matter Martin Banyai Michael Egloff Olivier Hugli Daniel Staub Henri Bounameaux Nicolas Rodondi Drahomir Aujesky

Thromb Res 2016 Sep 27;145:67-71. Epub 2016 Jul 27.

Department of General Internal Medicine, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.

Background: The evidence on the prognostic value of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in elderly, hemodynamically stable patients with Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is limited.

Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of common echocardiographic signs of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction and their prognostic impact in hemodynamically stable patients aged ≥65years with acute PE in a prospective multicenter cohort.

Methods: TTE was performed by cardiologists. We defined RV dysfunction as a RV/left ventricular ratio >0.9 or RV hypokinesis (primary definition) or the presence of ≥1 or ≥2 of 6 predefined echocardiographic signs (secondary definitions). Outcomes were overall mortality and mortality/non-fatal recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) at 30days, adjusting for the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index risk score and highly sensitive troponin T values.

Results: Of 400 patients, 36% had RV dysfunction based on our primary definition, and 81% (≥1 sign) and 53% (≥2 signs) based on our secondary definitions, respectively. Using our primary definition, there was no association between RV dysfunction and mortality (adjusted HR 0.90, 95% CI 0.31-2.58) and mortality/non-fatal VTE (adjusted HR 1.09, 95% CI 0.40-2.98). Similarly, there was no statistically significant association between the presence of ≥1 or ≥2 echocardiographic signs (secondary definitions) and clinical outcomes.

Conclusion: The prevalence of echocardiographic RV dysfunction varied widely depending upon the definition used. There was no association between RV dysfunction and clinical outcomes. Thus, TTE may not be suitable as a stand-alone risk assessment tool in elderly patients with acute PE.

Clinical Trial Registration: http://clinicaltrials.gov. Identifier: NCT00973596.
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September 2016

Rivaroxaban for the treatment of venous thromboembolism. The SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER).

Authors:
Nils Kucher Drahomir Aujesky Jürg H Beer Lucia Mazzolai Thomas Baldi Martin Banyai Daniel Hayoz Thomas Kaeslin Wolfgang Korte Robert Escher Marc Husmann Beat Frauchiger Iris Baumgartner David Spirk

Thromb Haemost 2016 08 23;116(3):472-9. Epub 2016 Jun 23.

Nils Kucher, MD, Division of Vascular Medicine, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, 3010 Bern, Switzerland, Tel.: +41 31 632 7963, Fax: +41 31 632 4380, E-mail:

We investigated three-month clinical outcomes in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) treated with rivaroxaban or conventional anticoagulation in routine clinical practice. Between November 2012 and February 2015, 2,062 consecutive patients with VTE from 11 acute care hospitals in Switzerland were enrolled in the SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER). Overall, 417 (20 %) patients were treated with rivaroxaban. In comparison to 1,645 patients on conventional anticoagulation, patients on rivaroxaban were younger (56 ± 18 vs. 65 ± 17 years; p<0.001), less often had pulmonary embolism (38 % vs 66 %; p<0.001), hypertension (26 % vs 41 %; p<0.001), cancer (10 % vs 28 %; p<0.001), congestive heart failure (10 % vs 17 %; p=0.001), diabetes (8 % vs 15 %; p<0.001), chronic lung disease (7 % vs 13 %; p=0.001), renal insufficiency (7 % vs 13 %; p=0.001), recent surgery (7 % vs 14 %; p<0.001), and acute coronary syndrome (1 % vs 4 %; p=0.009). VTE reperfusion therapy was more frequently used (28 % vs 9 %; p<0.001) and indefinite-duration anticoagulation treatment less often planned (26 % vs 39 %; p<0.001), respectively. In the propensity score-adjusted population, the risk of recurrent VTE was similar in patients on rivaroxaban vs conventional anticoagulation (1.2 % vs 2.1 %, hazard ratio [HR] 0.55, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 0.18-1.65; p=0.29); the risk of major bleeding was also similar, respectively (0.5 % vs 0.5 %, HR 1.00, 95 %CI 0.14-7.07; p=1.00). Conventional anticoagulation is still frequently used for the treatment of VTE, particularly in the elderly and those with comorbidities. Early clinical outcomes were comparable between propensity score-adjusted patient populations on rivaroxaban and conventional anticoagulation.
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August 2016

Clinical Outcomes of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with and without Cancer: The SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER).

Authors:
David Spirk Drahomir Aujesky Anna K Stuck Jürg H Beer Lucia Mazzolai Thomas Baldi Martin Banyai Daniel Hayoz Thomas Kaeslin Wolfgang Korte Robert Escher Marc Husmann Beat Frauchiger Iris Baumgartner Nils Kucher

Semin Thromb Hemost 2016 Sep 6;42(6):642-9. Epub 2016 Jun 6.

Division of Vascular Medicine, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.

Background The association between cancer and venous thromboembolism (VTE) in producing adverse clinical outcomes requires further investigation. Methods In the Swiss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER), we compared adverse clinical outcomes between 493 patients with cancer-associated VTE and 1,569 VTE patients without cancer, and identified independent predictors of 90-day mortality. Results Among cancer patients, 351 (71%) had active disease at the time of VTE diagnosis and 232 (47%) had metastatic disease. Cancer patients more frequently had asymptomatic VTE (13 vs. 4%; p < 0.001), iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (42 vs. 32%; p = 0.017), and upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (16 vs. 7%; p < 0.001). Cancer was associated with an increased risk of cumulative 90-day mortality (13.0 vs. 2.2%; hazard ratio [HR], 6.27; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.13-9.50; p < 0.001), recurrent VTE (4.7 vs. 2.3%; HR, 2.05; 95% CI, 1.21-3.45; p = 0.007), and bleeding requiring medical attention (5.7 vs. 3.3%; HR, 1.80; 95% CI, 1.13-2.86; p = 0.013). Among cancer patients, the strongest factor associated with mortality was metastatic disease (HR, 4.86; 95% CI, 2.68-8.81; p < 0.001), whereas it was pulmonary embolism among noncancer patients (HR, 4.96; 95% CI, 1.50-16.45; p = 0.009). Symptomatic as compared with asymptomatic VTE predicted neither mortality (12.6 vs. 15.9%; HR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.39-1.49; p = 0.42) nor recurrent VTE (4.7 vs. 4.8%; HR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.29-3.31; p = 0.98) in cancer patients. Conclusion In SWIVTER, early mortality of cancer-associated VTE was mainly driven by the extent of cancer disease and not by VTE symptoms or severity.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1584131DOI Listing
September 2016

Anticoagulation Management Practices and Outcomes in Elderly Patients with Acute Venous Thromboembolism: A Clinical Research Study.

Authors:
Charlène Insam Marie Méan Andreas Limacher Anne Angelillo-Scherrer Markus Aschwanden Martin Banyai Juerg-Hans Beer Henri Bounameaux Michael Egloff Beat Frauchiger Marc Husmann Nils Kucher Bernhard Lämmle Christian Matter Joseph Osterwalder Marc Righini Daniel Staub Nicolas Rodondi Drahomir Aujesky

PLoS One 2016 23;11(2):e0148348. Epub 2016 Feb 23.

Department of General Internal Medicine, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.

Whether anticoagulation management practices are associated with improved outcomes in elderly patients with acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) is uncertain. Thus, we aimed to examine whether practices recommended by the American College of Chest Physicians guidelines are associated with outcomes in elderly patients with VTE. We studied 991 patients aged ≥65 years with acute VTE in a Swiss prospective multicenter cohort study and assessed the adherence to four management practices: parenteral anticoagulation ≥5 days, INR ≥2.0 for ≥24 hours before stopping parenteral anticoagulation, early start with vitamin K antagonists (VKA) ≤24 hours of VTE diagnosis, and the use of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) or fondaparinux. The outcomes were all-cause mortality, VTE recurrence, and major bleeding at 6 months, and the length of hospital stay (LOS). We used Cox regression and lognormal survival models, adjusting for patient characteristics. Overall, 9% of patients died, 3% had VTE recurrence, and 7% major bleeding. Early start with VKA was associated with a lower risk of major bleeding (adjusted hazard ratio 0.37, 95% CI 0.20-0.71). Early start with VKA (adjusted time ratio [TR] 0.77, 95% CI 0.69-0.86) and use of LMWH/fondaparinux (adjusted TR 0.87, 95% CI 0.78-0.97) were associated with a shorter LOS. An INR ≥2.0 for ≥24 hours before stopping parenteral anticoagulants was associated with a longer LOS (adjusted TR 1.2, 95% CI 1.08-1.33). In elderly patients with VTE, the adherence to recommended anticoagulation management practices showed mixed results. In conclusion, only early start with VKA and use of parenteral LMWH/fondaparinux were associated with better outcomes.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4764360PMC
July 2016

Polypharmacy is associated with an increased risk of bleeding in elderly patients with venous thromboembolism.

Authors:
Waltraud Leiss Marie Méan Andreas Limacher Marc Righini Kurt Jaeger Hans-Jürg Beer Joseph Osterwalder Beat Frauchiger Christian M Matter Nils Kucher Anne Angelillo-Scherrer Jacques Cornuz Martin Banyai Bernhard Lämmle Marc Husmann Michael Egloff Markus Aschwanden Nicolas Rodondi Drahomir Aujesky

J Gen Intern Med 2015 Jan 21;30(1):17-24. Epub 2014 Aug 21.

Department of General Internal Medicine, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland,

Background: Polypharmacy, defined as the concomitant use of multiple medications, is very common in the elderly and may trigger drug-drug interactions and increase the risk of falls in patients receiving vitamin K antagonists.

Objective: To examine whether polypharmacy increases the risk of bleeding in elderly patients who receive vitamin K antagonists for acute venous thromboembolism (VTE).

Design: We used a prospective cohort study.

Participants: In a multicenter Swiss cohort, we studied 830 patients aged ≥ 65 years with VTE.

Main Measures: We defined polypharmacy as the prescription of more than four different drugs. We assessed the association between polypharmacy and the time to a first major and clinically relevant non-major bleeding, accounting for the competing risk of death. We adjusted for known bleeding risk factors (age, gender, pulmonary embolism, active cancer, arterial hypertension, cardiac disease, cerebrovascular disease, chronic liver and renal disease, diabetes mellitus, history of major bleeding, recent surgery, anemia, thrombocytopenia) and periods of vitamin K antagonist treatment as a time-varying covariate.

Key Results: Overall, 413 (49.8 %) patients had polypharmacy. The mean follow-up duration was 17.8 months. Patients with polypharmacy had a significantly higher incidence of major (9.0 vs. 4.1 events/100 patient-years; incidence rate ratio [IRR] 2.18, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.32-3.68) and clinically relevant non-major bleeding (14.8 vs. 8.0 events/100 patient-years; IRR 1.85, 95 % CI 1.27-2.71) than patients without polypharmacy. After adjustment, polypharmacy was significantly associated with major (sub-hazard ratio [SHR] 1.83, 95 % CI 1.03-3.25) and clinically relevant non-major bleeding (SHR 1.60, 95 % CI 1.06-2.42).

Conclusions: Polypharmacy is associated with an increased risk of both major and clinically relevant non-major bleeding in elderly patients receiving vitamin K antagonists for VTE.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4284255PMC
January 2015

The Swiss cohort of elderly patients with venous thromboembolism (SWITCO65+): rationale and methodology.

Authors:
Marie Méan Marc Righini Kurt Jaeger Hans-Jürg Beer Beat Frauchiger Joseph Osterwalder Nils Kucher Bernhard Lämmle Jacques Cornuz Anne Angelillo-Scherrer Nicolas Rodondi Andreas Limacher Sven Trelle Christian M Matter Marc Husmann Martin Banyai Markus Aschwanden Michael Egloff Lucia Mazzolai Olivier Hugli Henri Bounameaux Drahomir Aujesky

J Thromb Thrombolysis 2013 Nov;36(4):475-83

Division of General Internal Medicine, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, 3010, Bern, Switzerland,

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is common and has a high impact on morbidity, mortality, and costs of care. Although most of the patients with VTE are aged ≥65 years, there is little data about the medical outcomes in the elderly with VTE. The Swiss Cohort of Elderly Patients with VTE (SWITCO65+) is a prospective multicenter cohort study of in- and outpatients aged ≥65 years with acute VTE from all five Swiss university and four high-volume non-university hospitals. The goal is to examine which clinical and biological factors and processes of care drive short- and long-term medical outcomes, health-related quality of life, and medical resource utilization in elderly patients with acute VTE. The cohort also includes a large biobank with biological material from each participant. From September 2009 to March 2012, 1,863 elderly patients with VTE were screened and 1003 (53.8%) were enrolled in the cohort. Overall, 51.7% of patients were aged ≥75 years and 52.7% were men. By October 16, 2012, after an average follow-up time of 512 days, 799 (79.7%) patients were still actively participating. SWITCO65+ is a unique opportunity to study short- and long-term outcomes in elderly patients with VTE. The Steering Committee encourages national and international collaborative research projects related to SWITCO65+, including sharing anonymized data and biological samples.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11239-013-0875-2DOI Listing
November 2013

Outpatient management of acute deep vein thrombosis: results from the OTIS-DVT registry.

Authors:
David Spirk Martin Banyai Vincenzo Jacomella Ulrich Frank Thomas Baldi Iris Baumgartner Beatrice Amann-Vesti Nils Kucher Marc Husmann

Thromb Res 2011 May 5;127(5):406-10. Epub 2011 Feb 5.

Medical Department, sanofi-aventis suisse sa, Meyrin, Switzerland.

Objectives: We aimed to investigate clinical practice patterns for the outpatient management of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

Methods: In the prospective Outpatient Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Switzerland (OTIS-DVT) registry, 534 consecutive outpatients with acute DVT (49% proximal, 24% recurrent, and 12% cancer-associated) were enrolled: 41% patients were managed in private angiology practice, 34% in an outpatient hospital department, and 25% in private general or internal medicine practice.

Results: For diagnosis, ultrasound was used in 95% and D-dimer testing in 53%. Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) was prescribed for a median (IQR) duration of 7 (5-12) days in 83% of patients, and vitamin K-antagonists for 163 (92-183) days in 81%. Mechanical measures to prevent post-thrombotic syndrome were prescribed in 83%; compression stockings or bandages for a median (IQR) duration of 364 (101-730) days from hospital physicians, and 92 (45-183) days from private practice physicians (p < 0.001). Among patients with symptomatic proximal DVT, mechanical measures were prescribed for at least 2 years in 24% patients; 55% in hospital, and 6% in private practice (p < 0.001). Among patients with cancer-associated DVT, the median (IQR) duration of LMWH therapy was 16 (8-45) days, and 35% received LMWH for less than 90 days.

Conclusions: The OTIS-DVT registry provides representative information on clinical practice patterns for outpatients with acute DVT managed by hospital or private practice physicians. The use of mechanical measures in patients with symptomatic proximal DVT and the administration of LMWH for a long-term therapy of cancer-associated DVT require improvement to comply with current guidelines.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2011.01.006DOI Listing
May 2011

Inconsistencies in the planning of the duration of anticoagulation among outpatients with acute deep-vein thrombosis. Results from the OTIS-DVT Registry.

Authors:
David Spirk Marc Husmann Torsten Willenberg Martin Banyai Ulrich Frank Thomas Baldi Beatrice Amann-Vesti Iris Baumgartner Nils Kucher

Thromb Haemost 2011 Feb 30;105(2):239-44. Epub 2010 Sep 30.

Medical Department, Sanofi-Aventis (Suisse) SA, Meyrin, Switzerland.

Three-month anticoagulation is recommended to treat provoked or first distal deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), and indefinite-duration anticoagulation should be considered for patients with unprovoked proximal, unprovoked recurrent, or cancer-associated DVT. In the prospective Outpatient Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Switzerland (OTIS-DVT) Registry of 502 patients with acute objectively confirmed lower extremity DVT (59% provoked or first distal DVT; 41% unprovoked proximal, unprovoked recurrent, or cancer-associated DVT) from 53 private practices and 11 hospitals, we investigated the planned duration of anticoagulation at the time of treatment initiation. The decision to administer limited-duration anticoagulation therapy was made in 343 (68%) patients with a median duration of 107 (interquartile range 91-182) days for provoked or first distal DVT, and 182 (interquartile range 111-184) days for unprovoked proximal, unprovoked recurrent, or cancer-associated DVT. Among patients with provoked or first distal DVT, anticoagulation was recommended for < 3 months in 11%, ≥ 3 months in 63%, and for an indefinite period in 26%. Among patients with unprovoked proximal, unprovoked recurrent, or cancer-associated DVT, anticoagulation was recommended for < 6 months in 22%, 6-12 months in 38%, and for an indefinite period in 40%. Overall, there was more frequent planning of indefinite-duration therapy from hospital physicians as compared with private practice physicians (39% vs. 28%; p=0.019). Considerable inconsistency in planning the duration of anticoagulation therapy mandates an improvement in risk stratification of outpatients with acute DVT.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1160/TH10-08-0506DOI Listing
February 2011

Low-molecular-weight heparin for prevention of restenosis after femoropopliteal percutaneous transluminal angioplasty: a randomized controlled trial.

Authors:
Renate Koppensteiner Silviana Spring Béatrice R Amann-Vesti Thomas Meier Thomas Pfammatter Valentin Rousson Martin Banyai Bernd van der Loo

J Vasc Surg 2006 Dec;44(6):1247-53

Clinic of Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Zurich, Switzerland.

Background: Restenosis after angioplasty is essentially due to intimal hyperplasia. Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) have experimentally been shown to have antiproliferative effects in addition to their antithrombotic properties. Their potential in reducing restenosis remains to be established. Therefore, we wanted to test the hypothesis that LMWH plus aspirin is more effective than aspirin alone in reducing the incidence of restenosis/reocclusion in patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of femoropopliteal arteries. Further, different effects of LMWH in patients treated for critical limb ischemia (CLI) or claudication only should be investigated.

Methods: After successful PTA, 275 patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease (claudication or critical limb ischemia) and femoropopliteal obstructions were randomized to receive either 2500 IU of dalteparin subcutaneously for 3 months plus 100 mg of aspirin daily (n = 137), or 100 mg aspirin daily alone (n = 138). The primary end point was restenosis or reocclusion documented by duplex ultrasonography imaging at 12 months.

Results: Restenosis/reocclusion occurred in 58 patients (44%) in the dalteparin group and in 62 patients (50%) in the control group (P = .30). In a subgroup analysis according to the severity of peripheral arterial disease, we found that in patients treated for claudication, restenosis/reocclusion developed in 43 (43%) in the dalteparin group, and in 35 (41%) in the control group (P = .70); in patients treated for CLI, restenosis/reocclusion was significantly lower in the dalteparin group (15, 45%) than in the control group (27, 72%; P = .01). No major bleeding events occurred in either group.

Conclusions: Treatment with 2500 IU dalteparin subcutaneously given for 3 months after femoropopliteal PTA failed to reduce restenosis/reocclusion at 12 months. However, dalteparin may be beneficial in the subgroup of patients with CLI at 12 months follow-up.
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December 2006

Blood fluidity and outcome after femoropopliteal percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA): role of plasma viscosity and low platelet count in predicting restenosis.

Authors:
Bernd van der Loo Tamara Kovacevic Elisabeth Krieger Susanne Banyai Martin Banyai Beatrice R Amann-Vesti Dorijan Jagacic Valentin Rousson Renate Koppensteiner

Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2005 ;32(2):159-68

Division of Angiology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.

Rheological abnormalities are well known in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD). We wanted to determine whether rheological variables are related to restenosis after femoropopliteal percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). In 114 patients (62 men; median age 70 years) undergoing femoropopliteal PTA for symptomatic peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) plasma viscosity, red cell aggregation, whole blood viscosity, hematocrit, fibrinogen, platelet count, leukocytes and C-reactive protein were determined the day after the procedure and at 1, 3, and 12 months. The primary endpoint was restenosis >50% documented by duplexsonography up to 12 months. Cox proportional hazards analysis was used to assess the risk of restenosis for postinterventional values of rheological variables. Forty-eight patients (42%) developed restenosis at 12 months. Patients with restenosis had higher baseline plasma viscosity (PV) (medians, 1.71 vs. 1.65 millipascal seconds [mPa.s]; p = 0.04) and lower platelet count (224 vs. 240 x 10(3)/microl; p = 0.03) than patients without restenosis. The hazard ratio (HR; 95% CI) of incident restenosis was 9.2 (1.12-76; p = 0.03) for PV and 0.99 (0.99-1.0; p = 0.07) for PLT. When examining jointly both high PV and low platelet count (PLT), patients with PV > 1.66 mPa.s and PLT < 233 x 10(3)/microl (i.e. variables split at their respective median) had an increased risk of restenosis (log-rank test p = 0.01). Multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis showed that plasma viscosity (p = 0.02), low platelet count (p = 0.01), lesion length (p = 0.0037) and lack of hypertension (p = 0.01) were associated with restenosis at 12 months. No associations were found between restenosis and the other rheological and inflammatory variables studied. Our data suggest that increased PV and low PLT contribute to restenosis after femoropopliteal PTA.
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July 2005

Evaluation of peripheral arterial bypass grafts with multi-detector row CT angiography: comparison with duplex US and digital subtraction angiography.

Authors:
Jürgen K Willmann Dieter Mayer Martin Banyai Lotus M Desbiolles Francis R Verdun Burkhardt Seifert Borut Marincek Dominik Weishaupt

Radiology 2003 Nov;229(2):465-74

Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.

Purpose: To assess the technical feasibility of multi-detector row computed tomographic (CT) angiography in the assessment of peripheral arterial bypass grafts and to evaluate its accuracy and reliability in the detection of graft-related complications, including graft stenosis, aneurysmal changes, and arteriovenous fistulas.

Materials And Methods: Four-channel multi-detector row CT angiography was performed in 65 consecutive patients with 85 peripheral arterial bypass grafts. Each bypass graft was divided into three segments (proximal anastomosis, course of the graft body, and distal anastomosis), resulting in 255 segments. Two readers evaluated all CT angiograms with regard to image quality and the presence of bypass graft-related abnormalities, including graft stenosis, aneurysmal changes, and arteriovenous fistulas. The results were compared with McNemar test with Bonferroni correction. CT attenuation values were recorded at five different locations from the inflow artery to the outflow artery of the bypass graft. These findings were compared with the findings at duplex ultrasonography (US) in 65 patients and the findings at conventional digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in 27.

Results: Image quality was rated as good or excellent in 250 (98%) and in 252 (99%) of 255 bypass segments, respectively. There was excellent agreement both between readers and between CT angiography and duplex US in the detection of graft stenosis, aneurysmal changes, and arteriovenous fistulas (kappa = 0.86-0.99). CT angiography and duplex US were compared with conventional DSA, and there was no statistically significant difference (P >.25) in sensitivity or specificity between CT angiography and duplex US for both readers for detection of hemodynamically significant bypass stenosis or occlusion, aneurysmal changes, or arteriovenous fistulas. Mean CT attenuation values ranged from 232 HU in the inflow artery to 281 HU in the outflow artery of the bypass graft.

Conclusion: Multi-detector row CT angiography may be an accurate and reliable technique after duplex US in the assessment of peripheral arterial bypass grafts and detection of graft-related complications, including stenosis, aneurysmal changes, and arteriovenous fistulas.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2292021123DOI Listing
November 2003

Blood rheology in deep venous thrombosis--relation to persistent and transient risk factors.

Authors:
Elisabeth Alt Susanne Banyai Martin Banyai Renate Koppensteiner

Thromb Res 2002 Aug;107(3-4):101-7

Division of Angiology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland.

Introduction: The risk of recurrence in patients with symptomatic deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is higher in patients with persistent risk factors than in patients with transient risk factors. The purpose of this prospective study was to investigate the course of rheological variables in patients with DVT up to 1 year after the acute event in relation to risk factors.

Patients And Methods: In 37 patients with proven DVT plasma fibrinogen, plasma viscosity, red cell aggregation, whole blood viscosity, hematocrit and platelet aggregation were studied in the acute phase, at 6 weeks and at 12 months.

Results: In the acute phase, patients had higher fibrinogen (medians and ranges; 450 [270-611] vs. 247 [170-340] mg/dl, p < 0.01), plasma viscosity (1.67 [1.48-1.96] vs. 1.60 [1.50-1.70] mPa s, p < 0.01), red cell aggregation (9.76 [5.87-12.66] vs. 5.66 [3.67-8.46] arbitrary units; p < 0.01) and whole blood viscosity (5.78 [5.61-5.87] vs. 5.59 [5.27-5.9] mPa s, p < 0.01), but lower hematocrit (40 [32-46] vs. 45 [38-50]%, p < 0.01) and platelet aggregation (by epinephrine: 41 [13-85] vs. 79 [29-91]%, (p < 0.01) than controls. During the 1-year follow-up, fibrinogen, plasma viscosity, red cell aggregation and whole blood viscosity constantly decreased, whereas hematocrit and platelet aggregation increased in the total of patients (all p < 0.01). Subgroup analysis according to risk factors showed that at 12 months patients with persistent risk factors (N = 21) had higher plasma fibrinogen (357 [235-450] vs. 247 [214-335] mg/dl, p < 0.01), plasma viscosity (1.65 [1.50-1.80] vs. 1.59 [1.42-1.77] mPa s, p < 0.05) and red cell aggregation (7.82 [6.0-11.3] vs. 6.3 [5.2-7.1] arb. units, p < 0.01) than patients with transient risk factors (N = 16). Compared with controls, these variables were increased in patients with persistent risk factors (all p < 0.01), but not in patients with transient risk factors (all n.s.).

Conclusion: In patients with persistent risk factors rheological changes are still present 1 year after acute DVT, whereas in patients with transient risk factors blood rheology returns to normal. Further studies are needed to clarify whether blood rheology might be helpful to identify patients at high risk of recurrence.
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August 2002

Renal artery PTA and stent implantation: immediate and late clinical and morphological outcome.

Authors:
Ramazanali Ahmadi Martin Schillinger Schila Sabeti Christian Loewe Wolfgang Mlekusch Markus Haumer Martin Banyai Johannes Lammer Erich Minar

Wien Klin Wochenschr 2002 Jan;114(1-2):21-7

Department of Angiology, Vienna General Hospital, Medical Faculty, Vienna, Austria.

Background: Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is a potentially curable cause of secondary hypertension, but the indications for interventional treatment of renovascular hypertension are still a matter of debate. The aim of the study was to investigate immediate and long-term results of percutaneous renal artery revascularization (PTRA). Primary technical success, peri-intervention complications, patency, the course of arterial hypertension and renal function were analyzed.

Methods: 32 renal interventions in 24 consecutive patients (15 PTA, 17 stents) were investigated in a retrospective cohort study. Comorbidities, interventional data and serum creatinine were recorded. Patients were followed for a median period of 45 months (IQR, 32 to 68). Clinical evaluation of the course of blood pressure, serum creatinine, Doppler ultrasound evaluation and multi-slice spiral-CT angiography were performed at follow-up.

Results: Primary technical success was achieved in 30 interventions (94%), and in 2 patients during a secondary intervention. The rate of complications was 16% (n = 5). Three major complications were encountered (9%): 1 renal artery thrombosis and 2 acute renal failures. Three patients developed late renal failure after 1, 4 and 37 months, but the overall serum creatinine levels remained stable during the observation period. Hypertension was improved after intervention in 17 patients (71%). However, recurrent hypertension was found in 9 patients (38%) after a median period of 49 months (IQR, 47 to 96). Patency rates at 12, 24 and 72 months were 94%, 94% and 64%, respectively.

Conclusion: Renal artery PTA can be performed with an acceptable rate of major complications and good long term morphological results. However, clinical outcome in terms of sustained improvement of hypertension is moderate.
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