Mar 17 2023 20 mins
In this episode of CLOT Conversations we interview Dr Saskia Middeldorp and Dr Hanke Wiegers, authors of the groundbreaking Highlow study. This open-label, multicenter, randomized controlled trial aimed to determine the optimal dose of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for pregnant and postpartum women with a history of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Discover the study's findings on the incidence of recurrent VTE, major bleeding, and death from any cause between the intermediate-dose (ID) and low-dose (LD) LMWH groups. The results may surprise you and highlight the need for individualized dosing strategies for pregnant and postpartum women to balance the risks and benefits of anticoagulant therapy. Don't miss this fascinating episode!
Dr Saskia Middeldorp is Professor of Medicine and Head of the Department of Internal Medicine of the Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Prior to her transfer to Nijmegen in January 2021, she has been a professor of Medicine at Amsterdam University Medical Centers for over 10 years, leading the clinical thrombosis and haemostasis research lines of the Department of Vascular Medicine. Since January 2023, Saskia Middeldorp is one of the 4 Research Domain Leaders in the Radboudumc Research Institution for Medical Innovation.
Her present research focuses on several aspects of hereditary and acquired thrombophilia, women’s issues in thrombosis and haemostasis, and the clinical evaluation of new anticoagulants and antidotes.
Dr Hanke Wiegers is an MD, PhD student, at the department of vascular medicine at the Amsterdam UMC, location AMC. In June 2019 she started her PhD trajectory under the supervision of Prof. Dr. S. Middeldorp as supervisor and focuses particularly on women & thrombosis. On the 17th of March 2023 she will defend her PhD thesis entitled: “Progress in prevention and prediction of venous thromboembolism in women – focus on pregnancy and the postpartum period.” Hanke Wiegers started as a gynecologist in training on the 1st of January 2023
Bistervels, I. M., Buchmüller, A., Wiegers, H. M., Áinle, F. N., Tardy, B., Donnelly, J., ... & Zelis, M. (2022). Intermediate-dose versus low-dose low-molecular-weight heparin in pregnant and post-partum women with a history of venous thromboembolism (Highlow study): an open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled trial. The Lancet, 400(10365), 1777-1787
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