Title: Anticoagulant Therapy for Prophylaxis and Treatment of Thrombosis Associated With HeparinInduced Thr
1Anticoagulant Therapy for Prophylaxis and
Treatment of Thrombosis Associated With
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
2Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
3Incidence of HIT
4Consequences of HIT
5Cumulative Frequency of Thrombosis
6Clinical Presentations of HIT
7Pathophysiology
8Clinical Diagnosis of HIT
9Clinical Diagnosis of HIT
10Distribution of Platelet Count in HIT
11Laboratory Testing for HIT
12Prophylaxis and Treatment of HIT
Patient Risk Factors
13Actions of Thrombin
14Potential Advantages of Direct Thrombin Inhibitor
s
15Direct Thrombin Inhibitors in HIT
16Anticoagulants Not Indicated for HIT
17Renal Plasma Flow Declines 50 by Age 80
18Creatinine Clearance Is Reduced
in Elderly Patients
19Direct Thrombin Inhibitors Pharmacologic and Clin
ical Parameters
20Direct Thrombin Inhibitors Mechanism of Action
21Direct Thrombin Inhibitors FDA Indications and U
sage
22Pharmacokinetics of Argatroban
Infusion in Healthy Volunteers
23Relationship at Steady-State Between Argatroban
Dose, Plasma Argatroban Concentration, and Antico
agulant Effect
24Clinical Studies of Argatroban in HIT/HITTS
25Efficacy Results for Argatroban
Primary Composite Endpoint
26Slide 26
27Major Hemorrhagic Events
28Argatroban Dosing for Prophylaxis and Treatment
of HIT/HITTS
29Clinical Studies of Argatroban Use
in PCI/HIT Patients
30Argatroban Dosing PCI in Patients Who Have or
Are at Risk for HIT
31Clinical Study Design Argatroban in PCI
32Procedural Successof PCI With Argatroban
33Major Bleeding With Argatroban in PCI
34Important Safety Statement
35Conversion to Oral Anticoagulant Therapy
36Transitioning from Argatroban to Warfarin
37Conversion toOral Anticoagulant Therapy
38Argatroban in Prophylaxis and Treatment of
HIT/HITTS
39Conclusions
40CASE STUDIES
41Case Study 1 Delayed-Onset HIT Presentation to
the Emergency Department
42Case Study 1 (contd) Delayed-Onset HIT Presenta
tion to the Emergency Department
43Case Study 1 (contd) Delayed-Onset HIT Treatmen
t
44Case Study 1 (contd) Delayed-Onset HIT Key Poin
t
45Case Study 2HIT in the CCU Background
46Case Study 2 (contd) HIT in the CCU Presentatio
n
47Case Study 2 (contd)HIT in the CCU Outcome
48Case Study 2 (contd)HIT in the CCU Key Point
49Case Study 3HIT in the CCU Background
50Case Study 3 (contd)HIT in the CCU Assessment
51Case Study 3 (contd)HIT in the CCU Assessment
52Case Study 3 (contd)HIT in the CCU Key Points
53Argatroban