Dynamics of Platelet Activation in Patients With Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
NCT ID: NCT03255928
Last Updated: 2025-05-15
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
60 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2017-06-29
2026-12-31
Brief Summary
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Aim of the study is to evaluate the patients' haemostatic and coagulation profile, how it interacts with the support device as well as the effect of antithrombotic drugs. From these data, it will be possible to derive the mechanisms triggering post-implant thromboembolic/hemorrhagic complications and to identify potential therapeutic targets.
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Detailed Description
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PAS values and TGT will be measured at different time-points over the course of support:
i) before the implant of the support system, to define baseline patients' characteristics; ii) in the early-post implant, during patient hospitalization; iii) during long-term follow up, to evaluate the dynamics of platelet function over the course of support and potential alterations of platelet-mediated haemostatic processes; iv) at the occurrence of any thromboembolic/hemorrhagic complication or following a modification of the antithrombotic pharmacological therapy.
Platelet function will be evaluated through:
i) the Platelet Activity State (PAS) assay, a biochemical assay able to quantify the platelet thrombin production rate and to correlate this rate with the actual level of platelet activation (i.e., the platelet pro-thrombotic tendency); ii) the Thrombin Generation Test (TGT), a biochemical assay that the investigators have properly modified to account selectively for the platelet contribution on plasmatic thrombin generation.
PAS and TGT experimental values will be correlated with the occurrences of post-implant complications. Experimental values will be also correlated with standard clinical parameters of coagulation and hemolysis, such as: platelet count, hematocrit, hemoglobin, prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), International Normalized Ratio (INR), D-Dimer, Fibrinogen, L-lactate dehydrogenase, haptoglobin, plasma-free hemoglobin, and C-reactive protein levels. Also levels of thrombin-antithrombin complex, Von Willebrand factor, prothrombin1,2 fraction and tissue factor, will be measured and recorded. In addition, pump (i.e. VAD) working parameters (i.e., rotation velocity, cardiac outflow and power consumption) will be recorded. Log-files of the pump will be downloaded and analyzed to characterize the correlation with the development of adverse events (AV). Finally, antithrombotic therapy will be recorded and used in the study.
Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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VAD-implanted patients
All patients receiving a VAD implant
PAS assay, TGT
Evaluation of platelet function
VAD-patients suffering adverse events (AE)
VAD-patients sustaining a thromboembolic/bleeding complication over the course of support
PAS assay, TGT
Evaluation of platelet function
Interventions
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PAS assay, TGT
Evaluation of platelet function
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* All consenting patients that are implanted with short-term (Impella, ECMO) or durable (LVAD) mechanical circulatory support device
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
75 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
OTHER
Scientific Institute San Raffaele
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Filippo Consolo
Assistant Professor
Principal Investigators
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Filippo Consolo, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
San Raffaele Scientific Institute
Locations
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San Raffaele Scientifc Institute - Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
Milan, MI, Italy
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Valerio L, Consolo F, Bluestein D, Tran P, Slepian M, Redaelli A, Pappalardo F. Shear-mediated platelet activation in patients implanted with continuous flow LVADs: A preliminary study utilizing the platelet activity state (PAS) assay. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2015 Aug;2015:1255-8. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318595.
Consolo F, Sheriff J, Gorla S, Magri N, Bluestein D, Pappalardo F, Slepian MJ, Fiore GB, Redaelli A. High Frequency Components of Hemodynamic Shear Stress Profiles are a Major Determinant of Shear-Mediated Platelet Activation in Therapeutic Blood Recirculating Devices. Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 10;7(1):4994. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05130-5.
Sheriff J, Girdhar G, Chiu WC, Jesty J, Slepian MJ, Bluestein D. Comparative efficacy of in vitro and in vivo metabolized aspirin in the DeBakey ventricular assist device. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2014 May;37(4):499-506. doi: 10.1007/s11239-013-0997-6.
Sheriff J, Bluestein D, Girdhar G, Jesty J. High-shear stress sensitizes platelets to subsequent low-shear conditions. Ann Biomed Eng. 2010 Apr;38(4):1442-50. doi: 10.1007/s10439-010-9936-2. Epub 2010 Feb 5.
Jesty J, Bluestein D. Acetylated prothrombin as a substrate in the measurement of the procoagulant activity of platelets: elimination of the feedback activation of platelets by thrombin. Anal Biochem. 1999 Jul 15;272(1):64-70. doi: 10.1006/abio.1999.4148.
Slepian MJ, Sheriff J, Hutchinson M, Tran P, Bajaj N, Garcia JGN, Scott Saavedra S, Bluestein D. Shear-mediated platelet activation in the free flow: Perspectives on the emerging spectrum of cell mechanobiological mechanisms mediating cardiovascular implant thrombosis. J Biomech. 2017 Jan 4;50:20-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.11.016. Epub 2016 Nov 10.
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Slaughter MS, Pagani FD, McGee EC, Birks EJ, Cotts WG, Gregoric I, Howard Frazier O, Icenogle T, Najjar SS, Boyce SW, Acker MA, John R, Hathaway DR, Najarian KB, Aaronson KD; HeartWare Bridge to Transplant ADVANCE Trial Investigators. HeartWare ventricular assist system for bridge to transplant: combined results of the bridge to transplant and continued access protocol trial. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2013 Jul;32(7):675-83. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.04.004.
Valerio L, Tran PL, Sheriff J, Brengle W, Ghosh R, Chiu WC, Redaelli A, Fiore GB, Pappalardo F, Bluestein D, Slepian MJ. Aspirin has limited ability to modulate shear-mediated platelet activation associated with elevated shear stress of ventricular assist devices. Thromb Res. 2016 Apr;140:110-117. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.01.026. Epub 2016 Feb 1.
Consolo F, Sferrazza G, Motolone G, Contri R, Valerio L, Lembo R, Pozzi L, Della Valle P, De Bonis M, Zangrillo A, Fiore GB, Redaelli A, Slepian MJ, Pappalardo F. Platelet activation is a preoperative risk factor for the development of thromboembolic complications in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist device. Eur J Heart Fail. 2018 Apr;20(4):792-800. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.1113. Epub 2017 Dec 28.
Consolo F, Pozzi L, Sferrazza G, Della Valle P, D'Angelo A, Slepian MJ, Pappalardo F. Which Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device and Aspirin Allergy? Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Feb;105(2):e47-e49. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.09.022.
Consolo F, Sferrazza G, Motolone G, Pieri M, De Bonis M, Zangrillo A, Redaelli A, Slepian MJ, Pappalardo F. Shear-Mediated Platelet Activation Enhances Thrombotic Complications in Patients With LVADs and Is Reversed After Heart Transplantation. ASAIO J. 2019 May/Jun;65(4):e33-e35. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000842.
Foglieni C, Ravanelli D, Lombardi M, Spartano L, Pieri M, Ajello S, Landoni G, Scandroglio AM, Consolo F. Platelet microRNA Expression Can Predict Bleeding in HeartMate3 Patients Treated With or Without Aspirin. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2025 Jul 11. doi: 10.1007/s12265-025-10659-2. Online ahead of print.
Consolo F, Pieri M, Pazzanese V, Scandroglio AM, Pappalardo F. Longitudinal analysis of pump parameters over long-term support with the HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2023 Oct 1;24(10):771-775. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000001522. Epub 2023 Jun 30.
Consolo F, Marasi A, Della Valle P, Bonora M, Pieri M, Scandroglio AM, Redaelli A, Zangrillo A, D'Angelo A, Pappalardo F. Bleeding in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: acquired von Willebrand disease or antithrombotics? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Jun 15;62(1):ezab474. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab474.
Consolo F, Pappalardo F. Real-Time Analysis of the Log Files of the HeartWare Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device for the Early Diagnosis of Pump Thrombosis: a Step Forward Toward Clinical Translation. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2022 Apr;15(2):408-415. doi: 10.1007/s12265-021-10157-1. Epub 2021 Jul 19.
Other Identifiers
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PASVAD v. n°1 10/03/2017
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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