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      Novos anticoagulantes para a profilaxia do tromboembolismo venoso em cirurgias ortopédicas de grande porte Translated title: New anticoagulants for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism

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          Após cerca de 50 anos de experiência com a heparina e antagonistas da vitamina K (AVK), pesquisas e estudos com novos anticoagulantes vêm evoluindo de forma crescente nos últimos anos. Embora consagrados pelo uso, os anticoagulantes tradicionais têm limitações importantes em termos de controle laboratorial, complicações, efeitos colaterais, interações com medicamentos e dieta. A heparina não fracionada (HNF) tem interação com proteínas plasmáticas e parede vascular, pode desencadear trombocitopenia induzida pela heparina (TIH), só pode ser administrada por via parenteral, exige controle laboratorial pelo teste da tromboplastina parcial ativada (TTPa), pode provocar osteoporose e alopecia quando usada por períodos prolongados e sua produção tem origem biológica. A AVK tem a vantagem de poder ser ministrada por via oral, mas o controle (feito pela razão normatizada internacional) pode ser difícil em alguns casos, já que tem início de ação demorado, janela terapêutica estreita, interação com dieta e grande número de medicamentos, pode provocar necrose de pele em portadores de deficiência de antitrombina e de proteínas C e S, e pode induzir alterações fetais quando usada na gravidez. Na década de 1980, surgiram as heparinas de baixo peso molecular, que foram uma evolução da heparina não fracionada, pois apresentaram maior biodisponibilidade, dosagem por peso corporal, sem necessidade de controle laboratorial, administração por via subcutânea, menor risco de trombocitopenia induzida pela heparina, e eficácia e segurança similares à heparina não fracionada. Na última década surgiram, então, uma série de novos anticoagulantes no mercado, os quais têm apresentado resultados promissores em várias situações de profilaxia e tratamento do tromboembolismo venoso. Nesta revisão, são apresentados as novas heparinas de baixo peso molecular, as heparinas de ultrabaixo peso molecular, os pentassacarídeos, os novos inibidores diretos do fator Xa e inibidores do fator IIa.

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          After about 50 years of experience with heparin and vitamin K antagonists (VKA), research and clinical studies of new anticoagulants have recently evolved . Although traditional anticoagulants have proven to be clinically useful, they have important limitations in terms of laboratory control, complications, side effects and interactions with medications and food. .Unfractionated heparin interacts with plasma proteins and the vascular wall, may trigger thrombocytopenia, can only be administered parenterally, requires control by the laboratory test of partial thromboplastin time, may cause osteoporosis and alopecia when used for long periods and it is produced from biological sources. VKA have the advantage of being administered orally, but the control (made by the international normalized ratio) can be difficult in some cases, since they have delayed onset of action and metabolism and a narrow therapeutic window. They also interact with foods and with a large number of medications, can cause skin necrosis in patients with antithrombin and protein C and S deficiencies and may induce fetal changes when prescribed in pregnancy. In the 1980´s the low-molecular-weight heparins were developed and proved to be an evolution over unfractionated heparin, because of their greater bio-availability, fixed dose per body weight, no need for laboratory control, subcutaneous administration, lower risk of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, and efficacy and safety similar to unfractionated heparin. Over the last decade, a series of new anticoagulants have appeared in the market and shown promising results in several situations of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and treatment. In the present review, the new low-molecular-weight heparins, ultra-low molecular weight heparin, pentasaccharides and the new direct inhibitors of factor Xa and factor IIa.are addressed.

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          Oral, direct factor Xa inhibitors in development for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic diseases.

          Anticoagulants are recommended for the prevention and treatment of a wide variety of thromboembolic events. Although existing anticoagulants are effective, their use is limited by parenteral administration or the requirement for frequent monitoring and subsequent dose adjustment. Therefore, there is an urgent need for novel, oral agents with a predictable anticoagulant action. Because of its key position in the coagulation cascade and its limited roles outside of coagulation, Factor Xa has emerged as an attractive target for novel anticoagulants. As a result, the past decade has witnessed an explosion of research into small-molecule, oral, direct Factor Xa inhibitors, and several are now in clinical development. Rivaroxaban, LY517717, YM150, apixaban, PRT054021, and DU-176b, among others, have shown considerable promise; rivaroxaban is currently furthest ahead in its developmental program, having entered phase III in 3 indications. It is hoped that, before long, these anticoagulants will allow us to enter an era of convenient, oral anticoagulation, without the need for regular monitoring or dose adjustment.
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            Factor Xa or thrombin: is thrombin a better target?

            J I Weitz (2007)
            The limitations of the vitamin K antagonists have prompted the development of new oral anticoagulants that target specific clotting enzymes. Most of the novel agents currently under development target either thrombin or factor Xa. As the final effector of blood coagulation and the most potent platelet agonist, thrombin is a logical target for new oral anticoagulants. Clinical trials with parenteral direct thrombin inhibitors revealed that the therapeutic window is wider with reversible inhibitors than with irreversible inhibitors. The results of clinical trials with ximelagatran, an orally active prodrug of melagatran, a reversible direct thrombin inhibitor, validate thrombin as a target. Although ximelagatran was withdrawn from the market because of hepatotoxicity, newer oral thrombin inhibitors, such as dabigatran etexilate, are filling the void. Several oral factor Xa inhibitors also are being tested. Is thrombin a better target for new oral anticoagulants than factor Xa? Only time will tell!
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              New oral anticoagulants in development.

              Although currently available anticoagulants are effective for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic disorders, they have several drawbacks. Low-molecular-weight heparins and fondaparinux produce a predictable level of anticoagulation that obviates the need for coagulation monitoring, but they must be given parenterally, which renders them inconvenient for long-term use. Vitamin K antagonists, such as warfarin, are administered orally, but produce a variable anticoagulant response because genetic polymorphisms, dietary vitamin K intake and multiple drug-drug interactions affect their metabolism. Consequently, coagulation monitoring and frequent dose adjustments are needed to ensure that a therapeutic level of anticoagulation is achieved. This is burdensome for patients and physicians, and costly for the healthcare system. These limitations have prompted the development of new oral anticoagulants that target thrombin or factor Xa and can be given in fixed doses without coagulation monitoring. This paper focuses on the new oral anticoagulants in the most advanced stages of development.
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                jvb
                Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
                J. vasc. bras.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) (Porto Alegre )
                1677-7301
                June 2011
                : 10
                : 2
                : 145-153
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                [1 ] Universidade Estadual Paulista Brazil
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                S1677-54492011000200009
                10.1590/S1677-54492011000200009
                3c18e6f4-b7f8-4846-81b4-e42338dcb4ec

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                CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
                PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
                SURGERY

                Surgery,Cardiovascular Medicine
                Anticoagulants,heparin,heparin, low-molecular-weight,warfarin,review,venous thromboembolism,Anticoagulantes,heparina,heparina de baixo peso molecular,varfarina,revisão,tromboembolia venosa

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