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Vascular type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is associated with platelet dysfunction and low vitamin D serum concentration

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  • Background The vascular type represents a very rare, yet the clinically most fatal entity of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Patients are often admitted due to arterial bleedings and the friable tissue and the altered coagulation contribute to the challenge in treatment strategies. Until now there is little information about clotting characteristics that might influence hemostasis decisively and eventually worsen emergency situations. Results 22 vascular type EDS patients were studied for hemoglobin, platelet volume and count, Quick andBackground The vascular type represents a very rare, yet the clinically most fatal entity of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Patients are often admitted due to arterial bleedings and the friable tissue and the altered coagulation contribute to the challenge in treatment strategies. Until now there is little information about clotting characteristics that might influence hemostasis decisively and eventually worsen emergency situations. Results 22 vascular type EDS patients were studied for hemoglobin, platelet volume and count, Quick and activated partial thromboplastin time, fibrinogen, factor XIII, von Willebrand disease, vitamin D and platelet aggregation by modern standard laboratory methods. Results show a high prevalence of over 50 % for platelet aggregation disorders in vascular type EDS patients, especially for collagen and epinephrine induced tests, whereas the plasmatic cascade did not show any alterations. Additionally, more than half of the tested subjects showed low vitamin D serum levels, which might additionally affect vascular wall integrity. Conclusion The presented data underline the importance of detailed laboratory screening methods in vascular type EDS patients in order to allow for targeted application of platelet-interacting substances that might be of decisive benefit in the emergency setting.show moreshow less

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Author: Albert Busch, Sabine Hoffjan, Frauke Bergmann, Birgit Hartung, Helena Jung, Daniela Hanel, Andeas Tzschach, Janos Kadar, Yskert von Kodolitsch, Christoph-Thomas Germer, Heiner Trobisch, Erwin Strasser, René Wildenauer
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-147757
Document Type:Journal article
Faculties:Medizinische Fakultät / Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Gefäß- und Kinderchirurgie (Chirurgische Klinik I)
Medizinische Fakultät / Institut für Klinische Biochemie und Pathobiochemie
Language:English
Parent Title (English):Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Year of Completion:2016
Volume:11
Issue:111
Source:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases (2016) 11:111 DOI 10.1186/s13023-016-0491-2
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-016-0491-2
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 616 Krankheiten
Tag:EDS; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; platelet dysfunction; vascular type; vitamin D
Release Date:2017/05/19
Collections:Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2016
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung