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Observational studyScientific reports2018

The Role of Whole-Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging (WB-MRI) in Patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH).

Ferras Alashkar, Haemi Phaedra Schemuth, Felix Nensa, Juliane Göbel, Colin Vance, Michael Forsting, Ulrich Dührsen, Thomas Wilfried Schlosser, Alexander Röth

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In one paragraph

Observational study in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. [How I diagnose and treat paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria].Zhonghua xue ye xue za zhi = Zhonghua xueyexue zazhi · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ferras AlashkarDepartment of Hematology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7530-8892
Haemi Phaedra SchemuthDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Felix NensaDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Juliane GöbelDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Colin VanceRheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Essen, Germany.
Michael ForstingDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Ulrich DührsenDepartment of Hematology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Thomas Wilfried SchlosserDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Alexander RöthDepartment of Hematology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany. alexander.roeth@uk-essen.de.ORCID 0000-0003-4414-7699
University of Duisburg-Essen · DEEssen University Hospital · DERWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In PNH thromboembolic events (TEs) represent the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Between Dec 2013 and Jan 2016 37 PNH patients (pts) (23 PNH, 14 AA/PNH; 51% (19/37) females; median age 44 years, median D-dimer levels 0.22 mg/l) were examined with a whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) scan at 1.5 T to detect TEs. Pts were treated according to German PNH guidelines, including eculizumab therapy. 64% (24/37) of the pts had no documented TEs prior to observation. Two pts had suspected TEs in their clinical history. 29% of the pts (11/37) had a known history of venous thromboses (deep venous thrombosis (DVT) (5/11), portal venous thrombosis (PVT) (4/11), vena caval thrombosis (VCT) (2/11). A myocardial infarction was reported in one pt, and two had a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) or a thalamic infarction. Six pts (16%) had at least two prior TEs. In pts with prior TEs no progression of the existing TEs was observed. In pts on eculizumab and prior TEs as well as treatment-naïve pts silent bone and renal infarctions were detected. Furthermore, a clinically non-critical arterial occlusion was identified. WB-MRI scans present a novel, non-invasive method to assess the complete vascular status of PNH pts and allow the detection of previously undiagnosed vascular complications, affecting treatment indications and regimens.

Indexed as

Magnetic Resonance ImagingAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedFemaleHemoglobinuria, ParoxysmalHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesThromboembolismAntibodies, Monoclonal, Humanizedeculizumab

Identifiers

PMID30194314
PMCPMC6128936
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