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Background: Concerns about COVID-19-associated coagulopathy (CAC) in pregnant individuals were raised in early pandemic.

Methods: An ISTH-sponsored COVID-19 coagulopathy in pregnancy (COV-PREG-COAG) international registry was developed to describe incidence of coagulopathy, VTE, and anticoagulation in this group.

Results: All pregnant patients with COVID-19 from participating centers were entered, providing 430 pregnancies for the first pandemic wave.

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Postmortem diagnosis of severe factor X deficiency in a fetus with intracranial hemorrhage resulting in intrauterine death.

J Thromb Haemost

December 2023

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Free NHS Foundation Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre, The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.

In patients with severe congenital factor X deficiency, spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is particularly frequent in early childhood. We describe a case of fetal death at 26 weeks due to massive ICH. Gene panel analysis of postmortem samples revealed homozygosity for a pathologic F10 gene variant (c.

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Planning Pregnancy and Birth in Women with Inherited Bleeding Disorders.

Semin Thromb Hemost

June 2023

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre, The Royal Free NHS Foundation Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

Inherited bleeding disorders are characterized by a diverse clinical phenotype within and across specific diagnoses. von Willebrand disease (VWD), hemophilia A, and hemophilia B comprise 95 to 97% of inherited bleeding disorders, with the remaining 3 to 5% attributed to rare bleeding disorders, including congenital fibrinogen disorders, factor deficiencies (affecting FII, FV, FV + FVIII, FVII, FX, FXI, and FXIII), and platelet function defects. The pregnancy, birth, and the puerperium may be adversely influenced in the setting of an inherited bleeding disorder depending on its type and clinical phenotype.

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Gynaecological management of women with inherited bleeding disorders. A UK Haemophilia Centres Doctors' Organisation Guideline.

Haemophilia

November 2022

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia and Thrombosis Unit, The Royal Free NHS Foundation Hospital and Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK.

Women with inherited bleeding disorders (IBDs) may present to healthcare professionals in a variety of ways and commonly will be encountered by either haematology or gynaecology services. Heavy menstrual bleeding is very often the first manifestation of an IBD. There is a wide variation in severity of bleeding for women with IBD and diagnosis and subsequent management of their condition requires multidisciplinary specialised care which is tailored to the individual and includes excellent cross-specialty communication between gynaecology and haematology teams.

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Severe congenital protein C deficiency (SCPCD) is rare and there is currently substantial variation in the management of this condition. A joint project by three Scientific and Standardization Committees of the ISTH: Plasma Coagulation Inhibitors, Pediatric/Neonatal Thrombosis and Hemostasis, and Women's Health Issues in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, was developed to review the current evidence and help guide on diagnosis and management of SCPCD. We provide a summary of the clinical presentations, differential diagnoses, appropriate investigations to confirm the diagnosis, approaches for management of the acute situation, and options for long-term management including subsequent pregnancies.

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Background: Von Willebrand Disease (VWD) is a common inherited bleeding disorder. Patients with VWD suffering from severe bleeding may benefit from the use of secondary long-term prophylaxis.

Aim: Systematically summarize the evidence on the clinical outcomes of secondary long-term prophylaxis in patients with VWD and severe recurrent bleedings.

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Background: Thromboembolic disease is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in pregnancy and the puerperium, with 1 death per 100 000 births attributed to venous thromboembolism (VTE). Factors associated with development of thrombosis are all present in pregnancy, with some of these changes seen from conception.

Objective: Given how common early pregnancy loss is, the aim of this review is to evaluate the uncertainty surrounding the risk of VTE following early pregnancy loss and termination of pregnancy.

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Article Synopsis
  • COVID-19 can lead to complications like COVID-19-associated coagulopathy (CAC), particularly in pregnant patients, yet data on this is limited.
  • A survey involving 75 physicians highlighted that 1% of COVID-19 cases in pregnant patients developed CAC, predominantly presenting with mild disease but severe outcomes in those affected.
  • Variability in anticoagulation practices was noted, with some patients experiencing thrombosis even while on prophylactic treatment, indicating a need for further research to align practices with current guidelines.
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Background: Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which causes COVID-19, has thus far affected more than 15 million individuals, resulting in more than 600 000 deaths worldwide, and the number continues to rise. In a large systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature including 2567 pregnant women, 7% required intensive care admission, with a maternal mortality ~1% and perinatal mortality below 1%. There has been a rapid increase in publications on COVID-19-associated coagulopathy, including disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and venous thromboembolism, in the non-pregnant population, but very few reports of COVID-19 coagulopathy during pregnancy; leaving us with no guidance for care of this specific population.

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Online patient registries are used to collect data on clinical conditions with rare occurrence or unclear diagnostic and management practices. The success of these registries depends on clear definition of goals, correct identification of patient population/inclusion criteria, availability of appropriate setup and maintenance tools, and the quality of dissemination. The Scientific and Standardization Committee (SSC) for Women's Health Issues in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, one of 20 committees of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) has developed 6 registries for women's bleeding and thrombotic conditions over the past 2 years and are currently in various stages of progress.

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