Clot waveform analysis using CS‐2000i™ distinguishes between very low and absent levels of factor VIII activity in patients with severe haemophilia A

Abstract
A recently developed method to assess comprehensive coagulation function, clot waveform analysis (CWA), accurately detect low levels (P<.05). A new parameter (slope-|min1|) reflecting average coagulation acceleration was derived. This index (median) was lower in HA-inh (0.0042) compared to ES-HA (0.0068) and VS-HA (0.011) with greater significant differences (P<.01), and an index of <.005 reflected the total absence of FVIII in the presence of inhibitor. The slope-|min1| parameter could provide a useful index for evaluating very low and absent levels of FVIII and/or the development of FVIII inhibitor in HA-pts.
Funding Information
  • Scientific Research (Kakenhi)
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) (15K09663)