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Stephanie Böhmert1, Ralf Schubert2, Stephan Fichtlscherer3
1Division of Haemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
Abstract:
The life expectancy of patients with haemophilia has increased and therefore the interest in age-related comorbidities has grown. The aim of this study was to determine whether haemophilia patients have a different endothelial function compared with the general population. A total of 26 patients with severe or moderate haemophilia A or B, 14 controls and 36 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) were included in this study. Five markers of endothelial dysfunction (MOEDs) were determined. Moreover, the endothelial function was examined using the Itamar Endo-PAT, and the reactive hyperemia index (RHI) was calculated from the results. The MOEDs soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (p = 0.0095) and interleukin-6 (p = 0.010) were significantly higher for patients with haemophilia compared with the control group. The presence of increased adhesion molecule levels and low-grade inflammation is suggestive of a decreased endothelial function. RHI is impaired in CAD patients (1.862), whereas haemophilia patients have an RHI of 1.958 in comparison with 2.112 in controls (p = 0.127). Therefore, laboratory and functional measurements imply a possible higher risk for CAD in haemophilia patients.
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