This document discusses a clinical case of acquired bleeding disorder in a 74-year-old man presenting with bruising. Testing revealed von Willebrand disease type 2 and angiodysplasias. The key considerations for this patient include potential medication and liver disease contributions to bleeding, as well as the diagnosis of acquired von Willebrand disease. Treatment focuses on managing the underlying cause of the acquired bleeding disorder.
Clinical Case
• 74YO M presenting to the ER for 3rd
episode of BRBPR
– Other episodes: 2 and 6 months ago
• He reports that he stopped his ASA 9
months ago due to concerns over bruising
• No other bleeding problems
3.
Clinical Case
• Rx:
–Simvastatin
– Carvedilol
– Fish oil
– Paroxetine
• NKDA
• Drinks 3 or 4 beers/day
4.
Clinical Case
• PMHx:
–CAD
• CABG 5 years ago, no recent symptoms
– Aortic stenosis (area=0.7 cm2
)
• Declined surgery
– Depression
– Prostate CA, s/p resection, NED
5.
Clinical Case
• PSHx:
•CABG 5 years ago
• Laparoscopic CCY 10 y ago
• Hernia repair
• Open prostatectomy 12 years ago
• Wisdom tooth extraction at age 13
• Tonsillectomy at age 6
No excess bleeding with any procedure…
6.
Clinical Case
• FHx:
–Eastern European ancestry
– 5 sibs
– No bleeding diathesis in the first degree
relatives
7.
Clinical Case
• CBC5.7/11.2/603
• MCV 73
• PT/PTT 22/31
• TT normal
• Fib 433
• Creat 1.2
• T bil 0.9, AST/ALT normal
8.
Overview
• What cango wrong?
– Decrease in coagulation factor synthesis
– Increased clearance of coagulation factors
• Consumption
• Immune effect
• Hemodilution
– Inhibition of coagulation factor enzymatic
activity
• Rx/toxin
• Antibody
• Temperature/pH
9.
Overview
• What cango wrong?
– Decreased number of platelets
• (…)
– Inhibition of platelet adhesion/aggregation
• Rx/toxin
– Often in the setting of “borderline” function
• Activation leading to “exhaustion”
Liver Disease
• Liversynthesizes fibrinogen as well as
factors II, V, VII, IX, XI and XIII
• “natural anticoagulants” protein C, S and
AT are also secreted by the liver
• The endothelial cells produce FVIII and
vWF
12.
Liver Disease
• FVIIIand vWF are increased
• Thrombopoietin is produced by the liver
– Cleared by the platelets
• About a third of the total platelet
population “resides” in the spleen
13.
Liver Disease
• Typicalpicture:
– Decrease in all coagulation factors except
FVIII
• PT >> PTT prolonged
• Fibrinogen decreased in advanced cases
– Decrease in protein C, S and AT
14.
Liver Disease
• Typicalpicture:
– Moderate thrombocytopenia (50k or more)
• Large number of platelets “available” in the spleen
– Possible increased platelet activation
Result in balanced hemostatic defect but
decreased reserve!
15.
Liver Disease
• Treatment:
–Vitamin K challenge sometimes worthwhile
– Keep fibrinogen above 100 mg/dl in the acute
setting
• 10 U cryo
– FFP 10-15 ml/kg if bleeding or procedure
– Platelet transfusions if bleeding and <50k
– Do not give thrombopoietin agonist!
16.
Vitamin K Deficiency
•“Koagulationvitamin”
• Necessary for gamma-carboxylation of
glutamic acid residues for factors II, VII, IX
and X
• Deficiency results in factors which do not
participate effectively in the coagulation
cascade
– PIVKA’s
17.
Vitamin K Deficiency
•First animal model: chicks fed an ether-
extracted diet
• Liposoluble (“ADEK”): requires bile for
absorption
• Human disease seen in the presence of
decreased PO intake and/or biliary
obstruction
– “vitamin K deficient bleeding of the newborn”
18.
Vitamin K Deficiency
•Lab: mostly prolonged PT
• Treatment:
– If no severe bleeding, patient eating, gut
normal and biliary tree normal: vita K 10 mg
PO
– Otherwise: administer 10 mg IV
– SC route has unreliable absorption and is no
faster than PO administration
19.
Uremia
• Often subtledefect
– Mucocutaneous bleeding
• Multifactorial:
– “uremic toxins” inhibit platelet function
– Hematocrit also seems to influence bleeding
– Increased NO
DIC
• Disseminated IntravascularCoagulation
• AKA consumptive coagulopathy
• Consists in systemic activation of the
coagulation cascade usually by TF from:
– Shift of tissue thomboplastin to the circulation
– Endothelial injury
– Expression of TF by monocytes secondary to
bacterial endotoxin
• Acute vs chronic
22.
DIC
• Uncontrolled productionof fibrin results in
secondary fibrinolysis and exhaustion of
all coagulation factors and platelets
– In the acute form, liver cannot compensate
• Plasmin is not perfectly specific
– Fibrinogenolysis worsens the bleeding
diathesis
• FDP’s act as inhibitors
DIC
• Lab findings:
–Prolonged PTT > PT
– Thrombocytopenia
• Can be profound
– Fibrinogen decreased in severe cases
– High D-dimers
• Useless test
25.
DIC
• Treatment:
– UNDERLYINGCAUSE
– Keep the fibrinogen > 100 mg/dl
• 10 U cryo
– FFP for bleeding or procedures
– Avoid inhibitors of fibrinolysis (EACA,
tranexamic acid, aprotinin)
• Risk of VTE
26.
Exsanguination
• Baseline normalhemostasis
• Anatomical defect results in loss of large
amount of blood over a few hours
– At least 1 blood volume / 10 U RBC
• Replacement of blood with RBC’s and
crystalloid results in coagulation factor
deficiency along with thrombocytopenia
27.
Exsanguination
• Shock resultsin hypoperfusion and lactic
acidosis
– Coagulation enzymes do not function well at
pH<7.2
• Immobility, exposure and infusion of large
amounts of cold fluids results in
hypothermia
– Coagulation enzymes need T>33ºC to work
properly
28.
Exsanguination
• Start lookingat PT/PTT and platelet count
after transfusion of 5 U RBC
• Be more proactive for trauma cases:
– One dose of platelets and one unit of FFP for
each unit of red cells transfused (1:1:1 ratio)*
*Borgman MA et al, J Trauma 2007
Holcomb JB et al, Ann Surg 2008
Perkins JG et al, J Trauma 2009
29.
Acquired Hemophilia
• Autoimmunedisease
• Antibody directed against FVIII
– Acts as an inhibitor
• Isolated prolongation of the PTT
– Mixing study often corrects initially, followed
by prolongation after incubation
• Factor often level very low (<1%)
– “corrects” with serial dilutions
30.
Acquired Hemophilia
• Canbe seen in anyone but more common
in:
– “Older” individuals (ie >50 YO)
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Cancer
• SLE
• Drug reaction
– Peripartum
31.
Acquired Hemophilia
• Typicallyassociated with severe bleeding:
– Large hematomas
• Soft tissues
• Muscle
– Extensive ecchymoses
– Mucosal bleeding
• Epistaxis
• GI
• GU
– Surgical bleeding
32.
Acquired Hemophilia
• Treatmentoptions:
– Elimination of the inhibitor:
• Prednisone +/- cyclophosphamide*
• Rituximab†
– Control of bleeding:
• Low titer inhibitor: FVIII concentrate
• Activated PCC
• rFVIIa
*Collins PW et al, Blood 2007; Collins P et al, Blood 2012; Green D et al,
Thromb Haemost 1993
†Boles JC et al, J Thromb Haemost 2011
33.
Clinical Case
• Colonoreveals angiodysplasia
• Additional testing?
– Risto 23%
– vWF Ag 60%
– Decreased high molecular weight vWF MM’s
– RIPA normal
– SPEP revealed no M-protein
– II, V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI and XIII normal
– Alpha-2-AP and PAI-1 normal
34.
Clinical Case
• Potentialcontributors to bleeding events:
– Lesions (ie angiodysplasias)
– Rx; beta-blocker, SSRI, fish oil
– Liver disease
– vW disease type 2
• Inherited disorder unlikely:
– Negative family history
– Multiple major hemostatic challenges
35.
Acquired vWD
• Mechanisms:
–Adsorption of vWF on cells
• Seen in MPD’s, MM, WM, Wilm’s tumor
– Auto-antibodies
– Proteolysis
• Lab findings:
– Normal PT/PTT
– Decreased risto and abnormal electrophoresis
36.
Heyde’s Syndrome
• Acquiredtype
2A vWD
• Associated with
aortic stenosis
• Colonic
angiodysplasia
commonly
found
*Loscalzo J, M Engl J Med
2012
37.
Acquired vWD
• Treatment:
–Decrease plt count with HU if MPD
– “fix” the valve if aortic stenosis
– ddAVP
– Exogenous vWF (ie Humate-P) for significant
bleeding
– IVIG if autoimmune mechanism
38.
Summary
• Acquired bleedingdisorders are frequent
for the consulting hematologist
– Liver disease and DIC are by far the most
common
• Many drugs/natural products can cause
mild platelet dysfunction
– Usually do not cause spontaneous bleeding
39.
Summary
• The labwork-up depends mostly on
clinical presentation and family history
• Fix the cause of the acquired defect if
possible
– Clotting factors and platelets usually result in
temporary/partial relief