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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2022

Case Report: Hypergranular Platelets in Vaccine-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia After ChAdOx1 nCov-19 Vaccination.

Shane P Comer, Ana Le Chevillier, Paulina B Szklanna, Sarah Kelliher, Khalid Saeed, Steven Cullen, Osasere Edebiri, Tiina O'Neill, Niamh Stephens, Luisa Weiss and 9 more

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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19 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shane P ComerConway SPHERE Research Group, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Ana Le ChevillierConway SPHERE Research Group, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Paulina B SzklannaConway SPHERE Research Group, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Sarah KelliherConway SPHERE Research Group, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Khalid SaeedDepartment of Haematology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Steven CullenSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Osasere EdebiriConway SPHERE Research Group, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Tiina O'NeillConway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Niamh StephensConway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Luisa WeissConway SPHERE Research Group, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Claire A MurphyConway SPHERE Research Group, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Saraswathi RajakumarConway SPHERE Research Group, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Alexandra TierneySchool of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Conor HughesDepartment of Haematology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Áine LennonDepartment of Haematology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Niamh MoranSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Patricia B MaguireConway SPHERE Research Group, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Fionnuala Ní ÁinleConway SPHERE Research Group, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Barry KevaneConway SPHERE Research Group, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
University College Dublin · IEMater Misericordiae University Hospital · IERoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) post SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is characterized by thrombocytopenia and severe thrombosis. Platelet function during patient recovery in the medium-/long-term has not been investigated fully. Here, we undertook a 3-month study, assessing the recovery of a VITT patient and assessing platelet morphology, granule content and dense-granule release at two distinct time points during recovery. CASE PRESENTATION: A 61 year-old female was admitted to hospital 15 days post ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination. Hematological parameters and peripheral blood smears were monitored over 3 months. Platelet morphology and granule populations were assessed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) at two distinct time points during recovery, as was agonist-induced platelet dense-granule release. Upon admission, the patient had reduced platelet counts, increased D-dimer and high anti-PF4 antibodies with multiple sites of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). Peripheral blood smears revealed the presence of large, hypergranular platelets. Following treatment, hematological parameters returned to normal ranges over the study period. Anti-PF4 antibodies remained persistently high up to 90 days post-admission. Two days after admission, VITT platelets contained more granules per-platelet when compared to day 72 and healthy platelets. Additionally, maximal ATP release (marker of dense-granule release) was increased on day 2 compared to day 72 and healthy control platelets.

conclusionThis study highlights a previously unreported observation of platelet hypergranularity in VITT which may contribute to the thrombotic risk associated with VITT. Optimal approaches to monitoring recovery from VITT over time remains to be determined but our findings may help inform therapeutic decisions relating to anticoagulation treatment in this novel pathology.

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ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccinationplateletsthrombocytopeniathrombosisvaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT)

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PMID35224056
PMCPMC8865139
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