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ArticleJTCVS open2023

Intraoperative ticagrelor removal via hemoadsorption during on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

Kambiz Hassan, Stephan Geidel, Vipin Zamvar, Kenichi Tanaka, Zelka Knezevic-Woods, Daniel Wendt, Efthymios N Deliargyris, Robert F Storey, Michael Schmoeckel

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Article in JTCVS open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Kambiz HassanDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Asklepios Klinik St Georg, Hamburg, Germany.
Stephan GeidelDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Asklepios Klinik St Georg, Hamburg, Germany.
Vipin ZamvarDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Kenichi TanakaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Division, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
Zelka Knezevic-WoodsDepartment of Anaesthetics, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Daniel WendtUniversity Hospital Essen, Essen Medical School, Essen, Germany.
Efthymios N DeliargyrisCytoSorbents Inc, Princeton, NJ.
Robert F StoreyDepartment of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Michael SchmoeckelDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Asklepios Klinik St Georg, Hamburg, Germany.
Asklepios Klinik St. Georg · DEAberdeen Royal Infirmary · GBCytoSorbents (United States) · USEdinburgh Royal Infirmary · GBEssen University Hospital · DEUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · USUniversity of Sheffield · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Patients on ticagrelor undergoing urgent cardiac surgery are at high risk for perioperative bleeding complications. We sought to determine whether intraoperative hemoadsorption could remove ticagrelor and lower circulating drug concentrations. Methods: The hemoadsorption device was incorporated in the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit and remained active for the duration of the pump run. Blood samples were collected before and after CPB. The main objective of the current analysis was to compare mean total plasma ticagrelor levels (ng/mL) at baseline with ticagrelor levels obtained at the end of CPB. Plasma ticagrelor levels were measured at a certified outside laboratory (LabConnect). Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Results: A total of 11 patients undergoing urgent coronary artery bypass grafting at 3 institutions were included (mean age, 67.9 ± 9.9 years; 91% male; mean European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II of 3.0 ± 3.3%; range, 0.7%-12.4%). Mean intraoperative hemoadsorption duration was 97.1 ± 43.4 minutes with a mean flow rate through the device of 422.9 ± 40.3 mL/min. Mean ticagrelor levels pre-CPB were 103.5 ± 63.8 ng/mL compared with mean post-CPB levels of 34.0 ± 17.5 ng/mL, representing a significant 67.1% reduction ( Conclusions: This is the first in vivo report demonstrating that intraoperative hemoadsorption can efficiently remove ticagrelor and significantly reduce circulating drug levels. Whether active ticagrelor removal can reduce serious perioperative bleeding in patients undergoing urgent cardiac surgery is currently being evaluated in the double-blinded, randomized Safe and Timely Antithrombotic Removal-Ticagrelor (STAR-T) trial.

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CABGcardiac surgeryhemoadsorptionticagrelor removal

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PMID37808047
PMCPMC10556833
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