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A new structural biomarker that quantifies and predicts changes in clot strength and quality in a model of progressive haemodilution

A new structural biomarker that quantifies and predicts changes in clot strength and quality in a model of progressive haemodilution
A new structural biomarker that quantifies and predicts changes in clot strength and quality in a model of progressive haemodilution
Introduction: We investigated the effect of progressive haemodilution on the dynamics of fibrin clot formation and clot microstructure using a novel rheological method. The technique measures clotting time (T_GP), clot strength (G'_GP), and quantifies clot microstructure (d_f) at the incipient stages of fibrin formation. We use computational modelling to examine the relationship between structure and mass, as well as helium ion microscopy (HIM) to compare morphological changes in the fully formed clot to that of the incipient clot.

Methods: This is an in vitro study; 90 healthy volunteers were recruited with informed consent and a 20 ml sample of whole blood obtained from each volunteer. Five clinically relevant dilutions were investigated using 0.9w.v isotonic saline (0, 10, 20, 40 and 60%, n = 18 for each dilution). The rheological method of assessing structural clot changes was compared against conventional coagulation screen and fibrinogen estimation.

Results: Fractal dimension (df) and final clot microstructure both decreased with progressive dilution (significant at a dilution of 20%) with similar relationships observed for final clot characteristics in HIM images. Significant correlations were observed between d_f and G'_GP (clot strength) (0.345, p = 0.02), as well as clotting time (PT: -0.690, p > 0.001; APTT: -0.672, p > 0.001; T_GP: -0.385, p = 0.006).

Conclusions: This study provides new insight into the effects of haemodilution by isotonic saline on clotting time (T_GP), clot strength (G'_GP) and clot microstructure (d_f). Previous studies have attempted to link clot microstructure to clot quality/strength, however this study provides a significant step in quantifying these relationships.
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Lawrence, Matthew J.
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Lawrence, Matthew J., Kumar, Sendhil, Hawkins, Karl, Boden, Stuart, Rutt, Harvey, Mills, Gavin, Sabra, Ahmed, Morris, Roger H.K., Davidson, Simon J., Badiei, Nafieseh, Brown, Martin R., Williams, Phylip R. and Evans, Phillip A. (2014) A new structural biomarker that quantifies and predicts changes in clot strength and quality in a model of progressive haemodilution. Thrombosis Research, 134 (2), 488-494. (doi:10.1016/j.thromres.2014.05.039). (PMID:24965661)

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Introduction: We investigated the effect of progressive haemodilution on the dynamics of fibrin clot formation and clot microstructure using a novel rheological method. The technique measures clotting time (T_GP), clot strength (G'_GP), and quantifies clot microstructure (d_f) at the incipient stages of fibrin formation. We use computational modelling to examine the relationship between structure and mass, as well as helium ion microscopy (HIM) to compare morphological changes in the fully formed clot to that of the incipient clot.

Methods: This is an in vitro study; 90 healthy volunteers were recruited with informed consent and a 20 ml sample of whole blood obtained from each volunteer. Five clinically relevant dilutions were investigated using 0.9w.v isotonic saline (0, 10, 20, 40 and 60%, n = 18 for each dilution). The rheological method of assessing structural clot changes was compared against conventional coagulation screen and fibrinogen estimation.

Results: Fractal dimension (df) and final clot microstructure both decreased with progressive dilution (significant at a dilution of 20%) with similar relationships observed for final clot characteristics in HIM images. Significant correlations were observed between d_f and G'_GP (clot strength) (0.345, p = 0.02), as well as clotting time (PT: -0.690, p > 0.001; APTT: -0.672, p > 0.001; T_GP: -0.385, p = 0.006).

Conclusions: This study provides new insight into the effects of haemodilution by isotonic saline on clotting time (T_GP), clot strength (G'_GP) and clot microstructure (d_f). Previous studies have attempted to link clot microstructure to clot quality/strength, however this study provides a significant step in quantifying these relationships.

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Accepted/In Press date: 22 May 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 6 June 2014
Published date: August 2014
Organisations: Electronics & Computer Science

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Local EPrints ID: 367880
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/367880
ISSN: 0049-3848
PURE UUID: 7039cf4a-0f74-45c1-a74a-22c09b0113e1
ORCID for Stuart Boden: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4232-1828

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Date deposited: 08 Aug 2014 13:41
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Author: Matthew J. Lawrence
Author: Sendhil Kumar
Author: Karl Hawkins
Author: Stuart Boden ORCID iD
Author: Harvey Rutt
Author: Gavin Mills
Author: Ahmed Sabra
Author: Roger H.K. Morris
Author: Simon J. Davidson
Author: Nafieseh Badiei
Author: Martin R. Brown
Author: Phylip R. Williams
Author: Phillip A. Evans

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