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Acute Profound Thrombocytopenia After c7E3 Fab (Abciximab) Therapy
the Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Correspondence to Scott D. Berkowitz, MD, Divisions of Hematology/Coagulation and Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Box 3471, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
Background Platelets play a crucial role in the ischemic complications of percutaneous coronary procedures. The recent availability of c7E3 Fab (abciximab; ReoPro), a chimeric monoclonal antibody Fab fragment directed against the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor, has reduced abrupt closure and other adverse clinical events and lessened the need for revascularization procedures. As experience accrues, rare cases of acute profound thrombocytopenia have been revealed.
Methods and Results From November 1991 to July 1996, patients at Duke University Medical Center who underwent percutaneous coronary revascularization and received their first exposure to c7E3 Fab were evaluated for the development of acute profound thrombocytopenia, defined as a platelet count <20x109/L occurring within 24 hours of initial treatment. Four patients (0.5%) developed acute profound thrombocytopenia within 11 to 21 hours of receiving the c7E3 Fab bolus. Nadir platelet counts ranged from 1 to 16x109/L and occurred within 11 to 26 hours. No patient developed a significant hemorrhagic complication, and each patient's platelet count responded to platelet transfusion. Platelet counts remained depressed for at least 3 days but returned to baseline within 2 weeks.
Conclusions Acute profound thrombocytopenia can occur after c7E3 Fab administration. Its development was not predictable, and it requires consideration in every patient treated. A platelet count 2 to 4 hours after the bolus would likely have detected these four cases. When indicated, platelet transfusion will raise the platelet count to safer levels without adverse effects. The differential diagnosis (including heparin-induced thrombocytopenia), a plan for management, and postulates as to the mechanism are discussed.
Key Words: glycoproteins • angioplasty • abciximab • thrombocytopenia • platelets
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