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Thrombotic microangiopathies Raimondo De Cristofaro Servizio Malattie Emorragiche e Trombotiche Fondazione Policlinico universitario “A. Gemelli” Polo di Oncologia - Ematologia Istituto di Medicina Interna e Geriatria Università Cattolica S. Cuore - Roma

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Thrombotic microangiopathies

Raimondo De Cristofaro

Servizio Malattie Emorragiche e Trombotiche

Fondazione Policlinico universitario “A. Gemelli”

Polo di Oncologia - Ematologia

Istituto di Medicina Interna e Geriatria

Università Cattolica S. Cuore - Roma

Financial disclosure

Nothing to declare

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* (Hb<12.5 gr/dl, ≥3 schistocytes/100x field, Coombs negative)

VWF, Proteolysis, and Platelet Adhesion

Blood Flow

Adhesion, Rolling, Activation, Recruitment

Normal Multimers

Protease

No Protease Thrombus“Ultra-Large”

Multimers

(TTP?)

ADAMTS-13

ADAMTS-13

Scully, SSC ISTH, Liverpool 2012

Scully, SSC ISTH, Liverpool 2012

ADAMTS13 level and anti-ADAMTS13 Abs titer ?

Useful as exclusion criterion and for prognosis

TTP diagnosis when ADAMTS13<5%

The relevance of a complete pathological

anamnesis for an early diagnosis of typical HUS !

Noris, M. et al.8

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF

ADAMTS-13 ASSAY

Stage

Presentation

Remission

ADAMTS-13Deficiency (<5%)

Yes

No

Yes

Implication

TTP

Other TMA forms?

Risk of relapse

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