医学
炎症
阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停
内科学
内皮功能障碍
睡眠呼吸暂停
作者
Ihosvany Fernandez-Bello,Elena Monzón Manzano,Francisco García Rio,Raul Justo Sanz,Carolina Cubillos-Zapata,Raquel Casitas,Begoña Sánchez,Ana Jaureguizar,Paula Acuña,Alberto Alonso-Fernández,María Teresa Álvarez Román,Victor Jiménez Yuste,Nora Butta
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.arbres.2020.11.017
摘要
Abstract Introduction Growing evidence shows a hypercoagulable state in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that could be a risk factor for thromboembolic disease. Objectives We aimed to elucidate mechanisms involved in the procoagulant profile observed in patients with OSA and to investigate the potential utility of global tests in its characterization. Methods Thirty-eight patients with severe OSA without previous history of thrombosis and nineteen healthy age- and sex-matched controls were included. Kinetic of clot formation was determined using rotational thromboelastometry. Haemostatic capacity of plasma and microparticles was determined by Calibrated Automated Thrombinography. Platelet surface receptors, activation markers and formation of platelet/leukocytes aggregates were analyzed by flow cytometry. Results Thromboelastometry showed a procoagulant state in patients with OSA that did not seem to be related to a basal activation of platelets but by the increased existence of platelet/leukocyte aggregates. Patients with OSA presented many signs of endothelial damage such as increased plasma levels of E-selectin and cfDNA and enhanced thrombin generation due to the presence of microparticles rich in tissue-factor, which is related to OSA severity. Conclusions OSA induces an enhancement in the dynamics of clot formation which appears to be caused by at least two pathological mechanisms. First, a greater formation of platelet-leukocyte aggregates; secondly, endothelial damage which provokes a greater procoagulant potential due to the increase in tissue factor-rich microparticles. Moreover, this study has identified thromboelastometry and thrombin generation assay as useful tools to evaluate the prothrombotic state in these patients.
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