Joint health and treatment modalities in Nordic patients with moderate haemophilia A and B – The MoHem study
Introduction The prevalence of arthropathy in moderate haemophilia A (MHA) and B (MHB) is not well known. Aim We evaluated joint health in Nordic patients in relation to their treatment modality. Methods A cross‐sectional, multicentre study covering MHA and MHB in Sweden, Finland and Norway. Arthrop...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia 2020-09, Vol.26 (5), p.891-897 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Introduction
The prevalence of arthropathy in moderate haemophilia A (MHA) and B (MHB) is not well known.
Aim
We evaluated joint health in Nordic patients in relation to their treatment modality.
Methods
A cross‐sectional, multicentre study covering MHA and MHB in Sweden, Finland and Norway. Arthropathy was evaluated by ultrasound (HEAD‐US) and Haemophilia Joint Health Score (HJHS).
Results
We report on 145 patients: median age 28 years (IQR 13‐52) and 61% MHA. Baseline factor VIII/factor IX activity (FVIII/FIX:C) was 2 IU/dL (median) (IQR 2‐4): lower for MHB (2 IU/dL, IQR 1‐2) than MHA (3 IU/dL, IQR 2‐4) (P |
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ISSN: | 1351-8216 1365-2516 |
DOI: | 10.1111/hae.14114 |