Pregnancy and Hereditary Antithrombin Deficiency: New Study Reveals Critical Clearance Peaks at Delivery
Thrombosis Update published on its X:
“A new case study in Thrombosis Update on hereditary antithrombin deficiency (HATD) in pregnancy shows antithrombin clearance increases in the first and third trimesters, peaking around delivery.”
Title: Antithrombin supplementation to prevent venous thromboembolism: A case of hereditary antithrombin deficiency with increased antithrombin clearance during pregnancy and peripartum
Autors: Ayako Kaneda Takeuchi, Tomoaki Oda, Mei Kitamoto , Emiyu Fujiwara, Kenta Kawai, Megumi Narumi, Yoshimasa Horikoshi, Masako Matsumoto, Yukiko Kohmura-Kobayashi, Naomi Furuta-Isomura, Toshiyuki Uchida, Kazunao Suzuki, Naohiro Kanayama, Hiroaki Itoh, Naoaki Tamura.

Two-Sentence Summary (Analytical): A newly published case study highlights that antithrombin clearance significantly increases during the first and third trimesters in pregnant women with hereditary antithrombin deficiency (HATD), peaking around the time of delivery. These findings emphasize the need for dynamic monitoring of antithrombin levels throughout pregnancy to prevent thromboembolic complications in this high-risk population.
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