2015
Inhibitor development and mortality in non-severe hemophilia A
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Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis , Volume 13 - Issue 7 p. 1217- 1225
Background: The life expectancy of non-severe hemophilia A (HA) patients equals the life expectancy of the non-hemophilic population. However, data on the effect of inhibitor development on mortality and on hemophilia-related causes of death are scarce. The development of neutralizing factor VIII antibodies in non-severe HA patients may dramatically change their clinical outcome due to severe bleeding complications. Objectives: We assessed the association between the occurrence of inhibitors and mortality in patients with non-severe HA. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, clinical data and vital status were collected for 2709 non-severe HA patients (107 with inhibitors) who were treated between 1980 and 2011 in 34 European and Australian centers. Mortality rates for patients with and without inhibitors were compared. Results: During 64200 patient-years of follow-up, 148 patients died (mortality rate, 2.30 per 1000 person-years; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.96-2.70) at a median age of 64years (interquartile range [IQR], 49-76). In 62 patients (42%) the cause of death was hemophilia related. Sixteen inhibitor patients died at a median age of 71years (IQR, 60-81). In ten patients the inhibitor was present at time of death; seven of them died of severe bleeding complications. The all-cause mortality rate in inhibitor patients was >5 times increased compared with that for those without inhibitors (age-adjusted mortality rate ratio, 5.6). Conclusion: Inhibitor development in non-severe hemophilia is associated with increased mortality. High rates of hemophilia-related mortality in this study indicate that non-severe hemophilia is not mild at all and stress the importance of close follow-up for these patients.
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| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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Eckhardt, C., Loomans, J. I., van Velzen, A., Peters, M., Mauser-Bunschoten, E., Schwaab, R., … McRae, S. (2015). Inhibitor development and mortality in non-severe hemophilia A. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 13(7), 1217–1225. doi:10.1111/jth.12990 |
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