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Factor v Leiden mutation in severe infection and sepsisMarcel Levi
Department of Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Semin Thromb Hemost 37:955-60. 2011..In this article we review the experimental and clinical evidence regarding the relationship between the presence of a factor V Leiden mutation and the incidence and outcome of sepsis...
Influenza infection and risk of acute pulmonary embolismMatthijs van Wissen
Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Thromb J 5:16. 2007..Influenza infections have been associated with procoagulant changes. Whether influenza infections lead to an increased risk of pulmonary embolism remains to be established...
Blood transfusion during cardiac surgery is associated with inflammation and coagulation in the lung: a case control studyPieter R Tuinman
Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam NL 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
Crit Care 15:R59. 2011..We hypothesized that blood transfusion is associated with changes in pulmonary and systemic inflammation and coagulation occurring in patients who do not meet the clinical diagnosis of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)...
Recombinant human activated protein C: current insights into its mechanism of actionMarcel Levi
Department of Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care 11:S3. 2007..This review presents an analysis of the various mechanisms of action of rhAPC in sepsis...
Recombinant human activated protein C resets thrombin generation in patients with severe sepsis - a case control studyAnne Cornelie J M de Pont
Department of Intensive Care, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care 9:R490-7. 2005..The aim of the present study was to evaluate the dynamics of the anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory and pro-fibrinolytic action of rhAPC in patients with severe sepsis, by comparing rhAPC-treated patients with case controls...
Impact of the factor V Leiden mutation on the outcome of pneumococcal pneumonia: a controlled laboratory studyMarcel Schouten
Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Room G2 130, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care 14:R145. 2010..We here determined the effect of the FVL mutation on coagulation, inflammation, bacterial outgrowth and outcome in murine pneumococcal pneumonia...
Activated protein C ameliorates coagulopathy but does not influence outcome in lethal H1N1 influenza: a controlled laboratory studyMarcel Schouten
Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine CEMM, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Room G2 130, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care 14:R65. 2010..We determined the impact of lethal influenza A (H1N1) infection on systemic and pulmonary coagulation and inflammation, and the effect of recombinant mouse (rm-) APC here on...
Successful pulmonary administration of activated recombinant factor VII in diffuse alveolar hemorrhageLars Heslet
Department of Intensive Care ITA 4131, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK 2100 Denmark
Crit Care 10:R177. 2006..Tissue factor is expressed in the lung alveoli during inflammation and therefore pulmonary administration of human recombinant activated factor VIIa (rFVIIa) could be a rational treatment option...
The effects of continuous venovenous hemofiltration on coagulation activationCatherine S C Bouman
Department of Intensive Care, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care 10:R150. 2006..In contrast to previous studies, CVVH was performed without anticoagulation...
Factors that predict outcome of intensive care treatment in very elderly patients: a reviewSophia E de Rooij
Department of Geriatrics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Crit Care 9:R307-14. 2005..This report reviews available data on factors that determine outcome, on the value of prognostic models, and on preferences regarding life-sustaining treatments in (very) elderly intensive care unit (ICU) patients...
Nebulized antithrombin limits bacterial outgrowth and lung injury in Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia in ratsJorrit J Hofstra
Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care 13:R145. 2009..We evaluated the effect of nebulized anticoagulants on pulmonary coagulopathy and inflammation in a rat model of Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia...
The effects of melatonin versus placebo on delirium in hip fracture patients: study protocol of a randomised, placebo-controlled, double blind trialAnnemarieke de Jonghe
Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics section F4 218, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Geriatr 11:34. 2011....
HAE international home therapy consensus documentHilary J Longhurst
Department of Immunology, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London, UK
Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol 6:22. 2010..It represents the opinion of the authors who have a wide range of expert experience in the management of HAE...
2010 International consensus algorithm for the diagnosis, therapy and management of hereditary angioedemaTom Bowen
Departments of Medicine and Paediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol 6:24. 2010....
[Volume replacement and coagulation impairment]M Levi
Dipartimento di Medicina Vascolare, Medicina Interna, Centro Medico Universitario, , Amsterdam, Olanda
Minerva Anestesiol 71:11-6. 2005
Plasma and plasma components in the management of disseminated intravascular coagulationMarcel Levi
Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 19:127-42. 2006..These strategies comprise inhibition of tissue factor-mediated activation of coagulation or restoration of physiological anticoagulant pathways...
[Deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism due to air travel]M Levi
Academisch Medisch Centrum Universiteit van Amsterdam, afd Inwendige Geneeskunde, onderafd Vasculaire Geneeskunde, F 4, Meiberg dreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 150:2474-8. 2006..However, pending more solid evidence, this strategy should only be used cautiously, e.g. only in patients with a high risk of thrombosis who are planning a long flight...
Bidirectional relation between inflammation and coagulationMarcel Levi
Department of Internal Medicine (F-4, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Circulation 109:2698-704. 2004
Critical bleeding in surgery: conventional therapy and new prospectsM Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Minerva Anestesiol 70:267-71. 2004....
Coagulation in sepsis: all bugs bite equallyMarcel Levi
Department of Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care 8:99-100. 2004..There is no correlation between the type of microorganism that has caused the infection and the presence or severity of the coagulation disorder...
The coagulant response in sepsisMarcel Levi
Department of Medicine F4 219, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Clin Chest Med 29:627-42, viii. 2008..Strategies to inhibit coagulation activation may theoretically be justified and are being evaluated in clinical studies...
New treatment strategies for disseminated intravascular coagulation based on current understanding of the pathophysiologyMarcel Levi
Department of Internal Medicine Vascular Medicine, Intensive Care, Laboratory of Experimental Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ann Med 36:41-9. 2004..These strategies comprise inhibition of tissue factor-mediated activation of coagulation or restoration of physiological anticoagulant pathways, for example by means of the administration of recombinant human activated protein C...
Thrombocytopenia in critically ill patientsMarcel Levi
Department Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Semin Thromb Hemost 34:417-24. 2008....
Current understanding of disseminated intravascular coagulationMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine and Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Br J Haematol 124:567-76. 2004
Sepsis and disseminated intravascular coagulationMarcel Levi
Department of Internal Medicine Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Thromb Thrombolysis 16:43-7. 2003....
Emergency reversal of antithrombotic treatmentMarcel Levi
Department of Medicine F 4, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Intern Emerg Med 4:137-45. 2009..A limitation of this new class of anticoagulants may be the lack of an appropriate strategy to reverse the effect if a bleeding event occurs, although in some cases the administration of recombinant factor VIIa may be an option...
Prophylactic heparin in patients with severe sepsis treated with drotrecogin alfa (activated)Marcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 176:483-90. 2007..Biological plausibility exists for heparin to reduce DrotAA efficacy and/or increase bleeding...
Use of recombinant factor VIIa in the perioperative periodM Levi
Dept of Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Hamostaseologie 29:68-70. 2009..Its exact place in surgery warrants further clinical trials in various situations that will also more precisely determine the safety of this intervention...
Prevention and treatment of bleeding by pro-hemostatic treatment strategiesMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine Internal Medicine, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Wien Med Wochenschr 153:421-5. 2003..There is a need for more systematic and adequately controlled clinical observations to better establish the efficacy and safety of pro-hemostatic interventions...
Activated protein C in sepsis: a critical reviewMarcel Levi
Department of Internal Medicine and Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Curr Opin Hematol 15:481-6. 2008..Initial clinical studies with activated protein C in patients with sepsis showed a reduction of 28-day mortality. However, subsequent studies did cast some doubt on the efficacy and also the safety of this treatment...
Recombinant factor VIIa: a general hemostatic agent? Not yetM Levi
Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Thromb Haemost 2:1695-7. 2004
Self-management of anticoagulationMarcel Levi
Department of Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 6:979-85. 2008..Moreover, treatment-related patient satisfaction and quality of life improves in patients performing self-management of anticoagulation...
Tissue factor in infection and severe inflammationMarcel Levi
Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Semin Thromb Hemost 32:33-9. 2006..There is increasing experimental evidence that TF inhibition may have beneficial effects in disease states in which the combination of coagulation and inflammation plays a prominent role...
[Thromboprophylaxis for cerebrovascular disorders: acetylsalicylic acid remains the cornerstone]M Levi
Academisch Medisch Centrum Universiteit van Amsterdam, afd Inwendige Geneeskunde, onderafd Vasculaire Geneeskunde, F 4, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 152:423-5. 2008..In the ESPRIT trial, the combination of acetylsalicylic acid and dipyridamole provided a modest benefit over acetylsalicylic acid alone in the prevention of (recurrent) ischaemic stroke...
Antithrombin in sepsis revisitedMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine and Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care 9:624-5. 2005....
PlateletsMarcel Levi
Department of Internal Medicine (F-4, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care Med 33:S523-5. 2005
Self-administration of C1-inhibitor concentrate in patients with hereditary or acquired angioedema caused by C1-inhibitor deficiencyMarcel Levi
Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Allergy Clin Immunol 117:904-8. 2006..The concentrate should be administered intravenously and hence needs to be administered by health care professionals, which might cause considerable delay in treatment and inconvenience for patients...
Bleeding in patients receiving vitamin K antagonists who would have been excluded from trials on which the indication for anticoagulation was basedMarcel Levi
Department of Internal Medicine Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Blood 111:4471-6. 2008..VKAs are often prescribed to patients who would not have qualified for clinical trials, and in these patients a careful consideration should be made regarding the expected efficacy and the risk of bleeding...
Cancer and thrombosisMarcel Levi
University of Amsterdam and Department of Medicine, Academic Medical Center, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 1:668-71. 2003..The pathogenetic pathways that play a role in the cancer-associated coagulopathy have been identified in recent years...
Metabolic modulation of inflammation-induced activation of coagulationMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Semin Thromb Hemost 34:26-32. 2008..There are indications that this modulatory role of metabolic factors in inflammation and coagulation may also have an impact on clinical outcome in various disease states...
Platelets in sepsisMarcel Levi
Department of Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Hematology 10:129-31. 2005..In addition, in this situation platelets may be directly involved in the inflammatory response by releasing inflammatory mediators and growth factors...
Coagulation abnormalities in critically ill patientsMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine and Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care 10:222. 2006....
Clinical relevance of the effects of plasma expanders on coagulationMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine Internal Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Semin Thromb Hemost 33:810-5. 2007..e., > 1.5 L) are infused or if the patient has a concomitant or preexistent hemostatic impairment...
The inflammation-coagulation axis as an important intermediate pathway in acute lung injuryMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine and Internal Medicine F 4, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care 12:144. 2008....
Disseminated intravascular coagulation: What's new?Marcel Levi
Department of Vascular and Internal Medicine F 4, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care Clin 21:449-67. 2005....
[Perioperative thromboprophylaxis--for the immobilisation period, potential extension beyond hospitalisation]M Levi
Academisch Medisch Centrum Universiteit van Amsterdam, afd Inwendige Geneeskunde, onderafd, Vasculaire Geneeskunde, F 4, Meiberg dreefg, 1105 AZ Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 149:2490-1. 2005....
Epidemiology and management of bleeding in patients using vitamin K antagonistsM Levi
Department of Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Thromb Haemost 7:103-6. 2009..In case of serious bleeding complications in a patient who uses vitamin K antagonists, this anticoagulant treatment can be quickly reversed by administration of vitamin K or coagulation factor concentrates...
Therapeutic options in patients with DIC and cancerMarcel Levi
Department of Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pathophysiol Haemost Thromb 33:46-7. 2003
Periprocedural reversal and bridging of anticoagulant treatmentM Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine and Department of Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Neth J Med 69:268-73. 2011....
[Self-monitoring and self dosing of oral anticoagulant therapy with vitamin K antagonists]M Levi
afd Inwendige Geneeskunde, Academisch Medisch Centrum, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 145:2313-7. 2001....
[Physical diagnostics--peripheral arterial diseases]M Levi
Academisch Medisch Centrum Universiteit van Amsterdam, Meibergdfeef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 145:902-5. 2001..Peripheral arterial disease is unlikely when this index is normal. However, a low ankle-brachial index necessitates further investigations to determine possible arterial insufficiency in the lower extremities...
Advances in the understanding of the pathogenetic pathways of disseminated intravascular coagulation result in more insight in the clinical picture and better management strategiesM Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Semin Thromb Hemost 27:569-75. 2001....
Hematologic failureMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine Internal Medicine, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 32:651-9. 2011..Hence, a proper differential diagnosis and initiation of adequate (supportive) treatment strategies are crucial to reduce morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients with coagulation abnormalities...
Differential effects of anti-cytokine treatment on bronchoalveolar hemostasis in endotoxemic chimpanzeesM Levi
Center for Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Atherosclerosis and Inflammation Research, Laboratory of Experimental Medicine, and Department of Pulmonology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 158:92-8. 1998..The endotoxin-induced effects on bronchoalveolar coagulation appears to be mediated by IL-6, whereas TNF-alpha seems to be the pivotal mediator of the endotoxin-induced depression of bronchoalveolar fibrinolysis...
Systemic versus localized coagulation activation contributing to organ failure in critically ill patientsMarcel Levi
Department of Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Semin Immunopathol 34:167-79. 2012..Interestingly, apart from the overall systemic responses, a differential local response in various vascular beds related to specific organs may occur...
Coagulopathy and platelet disorders in critically ill patientsM Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine and Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Minerva Anestesiol 76:851-9. 2010..Hence, a proper differential diagnosis and the initiation of adequate (supportive) treatment strategies are crucial to reduce morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients with coagulation abnormalities...
Fibrinogen-coated albumin microcapsules reduce bleeding in severely thrombocytopenic rabbitsM Levi
Center for Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Atherosclerosis and Inflammation Research, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nat Med 5:107-11. 1999....
DIC: which laboratory tests are most usefulMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine and Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Blood Rev 25:33-7. 2011....
Safety of recombinant activated factor VII in randomized clinical trialsMarcel Levi
Department of Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
N Engl J Med 363:1791-800. 2010..To address this issue, we evaluated the rate of thromboembolic events in all published randomized, placebo-controlled trials of rFVIIa used on an off-label basis...
[Long flights and the risk of venous thrombosis]M Levi
Academisch Medisch Centrum, afd Inwendige Geneeskunde, onder afd Vasculaire Geneeskunde, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 145:292-4. 2001..Furthermore, all air travellers should be advised to keep moving during long flights and to drink plenty, preferably non-alcoholic beverages...
Treatment with recombinant human activated protein C: one size does not fit allMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine and Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care 15:105. 2011..This may potentially translate to a better clinical outcome in patients with severe sepsis, although that was not directly shown in this trial...
Anticoagulants. Old and newM Levi
Dept of Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Hamostaseologie 31:229-35. 2011..For the newer anticoagulants, quick reversal strategies are more cumbersome, although some interventions, including prothrombin complex concentrates, show promising results in initial experimental studies...
[Blind spots of the diagnostic hemostasis screen]M Levi
Academisch Medisch Centrum, afd Inwendige Geneeskunde, Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 144:457-60. 2000..In patients with a strong suspicion of a coagulation disorder such defects should be specifically tested for...
Bleeding risk and reversal strategies for old and new anticoagulants and antiplatelet agentsM Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Thromb Haemost 9:1705-12. 2011..A limitation of these new agents may be the lack of an appropriate strategy to reverse the effect if a bleeding event occurs, although experimental studies show hopeful results for some of these agents...
Recombinant anticoagulant factors for adjunctive treatment of sepsisMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Semin Thromb Hemost 36:550-7. 2010..Restoration of these anticoagulant pathways is currently evaluated in several clinical studies. Production of these physiological anticoagulants by recombinant technology greatly facilitates this adjunctive treatment strategy...
Pharmacological strategies to decrease excessive blood loss in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of clinically relevant endpointsM Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lancet 354:1940-7. 1999....
All heparins are equal, but some are more equal than othersM Levi
Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Thromb Haemost 1:884-5. 2003
Improving antithrombotic management in patients with atrial fibrillation: current status and perspectivesMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine and Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Semin Thromb Hemost 35:527-42. 2009....
Aggravation of endotoxin-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation and cytokine activation in heterozygous protein-C-deficient miceMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Blood 101:4823-7. 2003....
[Treatment and prevention of haemorrhage with recombinant activated factor VII, not only in hemophilia]M Levi
Academisch Medisch Centrum Universiteit van Amsterdam, afd Inwendige Geneeskunde, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 146:2534-7. 2002....
Haemostasis and thrombosis: new developments in treatment strategiesM Levi
Department of Internal Medicine F 4, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Neth J Med 61:8-12. 2003..In some cases this also results in a (relatively modest) increase in the risk of bleeding. The clinical use of the new compounds is often much more convenient than that of the currently available antithrombotic modalities...
Inflammation and coagulationMarcel Levi
Department of Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care Med 38:S26-34. 2010..Conversely, activated coagulation proteases may affect specific cellular receptors on inflammatory cells and endothelial cells and thereby modulate the inflammatory response...
The coagulant response in sepsis and inflammationM Levi
Department of Medicine and Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Hamostaseologie 30:10-2, 14-6. 2010..Increasing knowledge on the various mechanisms underlying activation of inflammation and coagulation may lead to better (adjunctive) management strategies in critically ill patients...
Adequate thromboprophylaxis in critically ill patientsMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine and Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care 14:142. 2010..Anti-factor Xa levels thought to be required for adequate thromboprophylaxis are observed only at doses of enoxaparin that are one and a half times higher than the conventional dose (40 mg)...
Therapeutic intervention in disseminated intravascular coagulation: have we made any progress in the last millennium?Marcel Levi
Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Blood Rev 16:S29-34. 2002..These strategies comprise inhibition of tissue factor-mediated activation of coagulation or restoration of physiological anticoagulant pathways, by means of the administration of antithrombin concentrate or (activated) protein C...
Measuring activated protein C in plasma to assess its role as a critical modulator of coagulation and inflammationM Levi
Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Thromb Haemost 1:643-4. 2003
Bleeding in patients using new anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents: risk factors and managementM M Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Neth J Med 68:68-76. 2010....
Natural anticoagulants limit lipopolysaccharide-induced pulmonary coagulation but not inflammationG Choi
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eur Respir J 30:423-8. 2007..Natural inhibitors of coagulation prevent bronchoalveolar activation of coagulation, but do not induce major alterations of the pulmonary inflammatory response in rat endotoxaemia...
Recombinant human activated protein C inhibits local and systemic activation of coagulation without influencing inflammation during Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia in ratsGoda Choi
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care Med 35:1362-8. 2007..We investigated the role of the protein C system in pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the organism that is predominantly involved in ventilator-associated pneumonia...
Activation of coagulation and inhibition of fibrinolysis in the lung after inhalation of lipopolysaccharide by healthy volunteersNico A Maris
Department of Experimental Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Thromb Haemost 93:1036-40. 2005..Inhalation of LPS by healthy humans reproduces major features of the procoagulant response to inflammatory and infectious lung diseases and may be used as a novel model to evaluate pathogenetic mechanisms and new interventions...
Salmeterol enhances pulmonary fibrinolysis in healthy volunteersNico A Maris
Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine Center, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care Med 35:57-63. 2007..Although salmeterol, a beta2-adrenoceptor agonist with profound bronchodilatory properties, has been studied extensively, the effects of this compound on the pulmonary hemostatic balance are not elucidated...
Inhibition of coagulation and inflammation by activated protein C or antithrombin reduces intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury in ratsIvo G Schoots
Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care Med 32:1375-83. 2004..These observations suggest that activated protein C or antithrombin reduces ischemia/reperfusion-induced intestinal injury, both through their anticoagulant and anti-inflammatory effects...
Effects of intra-abdominal administration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator on coagulation, fibrinolysis and inflammatory responses in experimental polymicrobial peritonitisSuzanne Q van Veen
Department of Surgery, Surgical Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Shock 27:534-41. 2007..Survival rate was unaffected likely due to adverse changes in IL-12 and IL-10 levels...
Tissue factor and coronary artery diseaseArno H M Moons
Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Room F3-236, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cardiovasc Res 53:313-25. 2002..In this review, we present the current knowledge on the role of tissue factor in atherosclerosis, arterial intervention and potential pharmacological approaches, with focus on acute coronary syndromes...
Prospective validation of the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis scoring system for disseminated intravascular coagulationKamran Bakhtiari
Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care Med 32:2416-21. 2004..An aPTT waveform analysis is an interesting and promising tool to assist in the diagnostic management of DIC...
Local activation of the tissue factor-factor VIIa pathway in patients with pneumonia and the effect of inhibition of this pathway in murine pneumococcal pneumoniaAnita W Rijneveld
Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, Laboratory of Experimental Internal Medicine, Department of Pulmonology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care Med 34:1725-30. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that TF-FVIIa activity contributes to activation of coagulation in the lung during pneumococcal pneumonia but does not play an important role in the antibacterial host defense in this murine model...
Effects of clopidogrel on the rebound hypercoagulable state after heparin discontinuation in patients with acute coronary syndromesMarcello Di Nisio
J Am Coll Cardiol 46:1582-3. 2005
Recombinant nematode anticoagulant protein c2, a novel inhibitor of tissue factor-factor VIIa activity, abrogates endotoxin-induced coagulation in chimpanzeesArno H M Moons
Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Thromb Haemost 88:627-31. 2002..These results suggest that rNAPc2 may be a promising therapeutic option to inhibit coagulation activation in patients with sepsis...
Disseminated intravascular coagulationMarcel Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine and Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care Med 35:2191-5. 2007..To review the current knowledge on the clinical manifestation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)...
Inflammation, endothelium, and coagulation in sepsisMarcel Schouten
Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Leukoc Biol 83:536-45. 2008....
High-density lipoprotein attenuates inflammation and coagulation response on endotoxin challenge in humansRakesh S Birjmohun
Academic Medical Center of Amsterdam, Department of Vascular Medicine, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 27:1153-8. 2007..In the present study, we evaluated whether there is a relation between HDL and sensitivity toward a low-dose endotoxin challenge...
Dynamic evolution of coagulopathy in the first day of severe sepsis: relationship with mortality and organ failureJean Francois Dhainaut
Department of Intensive Care, Cochin Hospital, AP HP, Cochin Institute, Cochin Port Royal Medical School, Paris V University, Paris, France
Crit Care Med 33:341-8. 2005..To determine whether changes in coagulation biomarkers during the first day of severe sepsis correlate with progression from single to multiple organ failure and subsequent death...
Early procoagulant shift in the bronchoalveolar compartment of patients with secondary peritonitisJ W Olivier Van Till
Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Infect Dis 194:1331-9. 2006..This imbalance may be associated with reduced oxygen delivery and an adverse outcome in secondary peritonitis...
Peritoneal lavage with activated protein C alters compartmentalized coagulation and fibrinolysis and improves survival in polymicrobial peritonitisSuzanne Q van Veen
Department of Surgery (Surgical Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Crit Care Med 34:2799-805. 2006..03). CONCLUSIONS: Peritoneal lavage with activated protein C may rebalance coagulation and fibrinolysis within compartments and improve survival in polymicrobial peritonitis...
Two-way interactions between inflammation and coagulationMarcel Levi
Department of Internal Medicine and Laboratory of Experimental Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Trends Cardiovasc Med 15:254-9. 2005..This review focuses on the present understanding of the bidirectional relationship between inflammation and coagulation...
Mechanical ventilation with lower tidal volumes and positive end-expiratory pressure prevents alveolar coagulation in patients without lung injuryGoda Choi
Dept of Intensive Care Medicine, Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Anesthesiology 105:689-95. 2006..The authors sought to determine the effects of mechanical ventilation on the alveolar hemostatic balance in patients without preexistent lung injury...
Elimination of interleukin 6 attenuates coagulation activation in experimental endotoxemia in chimpanzeesT van der Poll
Center for Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Atherosclerosis and Inflammation Research, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Exp Med 179:1253-9. 1994..IL-6 is, however, an important intermediate factor in activation of coagulation in low grade endotoxemia in chimpanzees...
Vagus nerve stimulation inhibits activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis during endotoxemia in ratsD J van Westerloo
Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, CINIMA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Thromb Haemost 4:1997-2002. 2006..CONCLUSION: These data illustrate a thus far unrecognized effect of VNS and suggest that the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway not only impacts on inflammation but also on the coagulant-anticoagulant balance...
Platelet-activating factor antagonist TCV-309 attenuates the induction of the cytokine network in experimental endotoxemia in chimpanzeesB Kuipers
Center of Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Atherosclerosis and Inflammation Research, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Immunol 152:2438-46. 1994..PAF does not seem to be an important intermediate factor in endotoxin-induced neutrophilia or neutrophil degranulation...
Interleukin 10 release during endotoxaemia in chimpanzees: role of platelet-activating factor and interleukin 6T van der Poll
Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Scand J Immunol 43:122-5. 1996..IL-10 release elicited by injection of endotoxin is not mediated by PAF or IL6...
Pathogenesis and treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation in the septic patientM Levi
Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Crit Care 16:167-77. 2001..Studies of other novel therapeutic avenues are still ongoing. Future efforts may be directed at combining 2 or more agents to achieve prompt and successful reversal of DIC...
