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331.O2.6 Pathophysiology of Thrombosis II

Monday, December 8, 2008: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
3006-3008 - West (Moscone Center)
Moderators:
Donald L Yee, MD and Anne Mcleod, MD, FRCPC
1:30 PM
Microalbuminuria Is Associated with An Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism. A Novel Risk Marker for Venous ThromboembolismClinically Relevant Abstract

Bakhtawar Khan Mahmoodi1*, Ron T. Gansevoor2*, Nic J.G.M. Veeger1*, Hans L. Hillege3*, Gerjan Navis2* and Jan van der Meer1*

1Division of Hemostasis, Thrombosis and Rheology, Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
2Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
3Trial Coordination Center, Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

1:45 PM
Validation of a Predictive Model for Indentifying An Increased Risk for  Thromboembolism in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Results of a Multicenter Cohort Study

Silke Flege1*, Lesley Mitchell, MSc2, Gili Kenet3, Christine Heller4*, Michael Fruhwald1* and Ulrike Nowak-Gottl, MD5

1Ped. Hematol/Oncol, Univ. of Munster, Munster, Germany
2UAB/Stollery Children's Hosp., Edmonton, AB, Canada
3The Israel National Haemophilia Centre, Sheba Medical Centre, Tel Hashomer, Israel
4Ped. Hematol/Oncol, Univ. Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
5Dept. of Pediatric Hem./Onc., University Children's Hospital, Munster, Germany

2:00 PM
Serial D-Dimer Measurements Are Useful in Predicting the Recurrence of Venous Thromboembolism after Discontinuation of AnticoagulationClinically Relevant Abstract

Montserrat Briz*, Helen Marr*, Kate Talks*, John Hanley* and Patrick Kesteven*

Haemostasis and Thrombosis, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

2:15 PM
Rates of Venous Thromboembolism in Commercially Insured US Surgical PatientsClinically Relevant Abstract

Alex Spyropoulos, MD, FACP, FCCP1*, Mohamed Hussein, Ms.C.S., M.S.P.H, Ph.D.2*, Jay Lin, PhD, MBA3* and David Battleman, MD2*

1Lovelace Medical Center, Clinical Thrombosis Center, Albuquerque, NM
2Health Economics and Outcomes Research, IMS Health, Falls Church, VA
3Sanofi-Aventis US, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ

2:30 PM
In a Prospective Inceptional Cohort Study of Children with Thrombosis, a Persistently Positive Dilute Russell Viper Venom Time Is Associated with Thrombus Progression or Recurrence and Multiple Antiphospholipid AntibodiesClinically Relevant Abstract

Hannah A Hathaway, BA*, Emily L. Joachim*, Linda Jacobson, MT*, Chris G. Bombardier, BS*, Neil A Goldenberg, MD, PhD, William E. Hathaway, MD* and Marilyn J. Manco-Johnson, MD

Pediatrics and Mountain States Regional Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, University of Colorado Denver and The Children's Hospital, Aurora, CO

*signifies non-member of ASH