Platelet Selectin Levels in Patients with Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: Preliminary Findings

BACKGROUND: Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVST) is a cerebrovascular disease with an estimated annual incidence of 3–4 cases per 1 million population with an 8% mortality rate caused by hypercoagulable conditions and hyper aggregation and also Platelet Selectin (P-Selectin) as one of coagulation biomarker for both of them. This study aimed to describe the levels of P-selectin in CVST patients at RSHS Bandung. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describe the levels of P-selectin in CVST patients at RSHS Bandung. METHODS: This is a descriptive observational study on patients ≥18 years old diagnosed with CVST at the Neurology outpatient polyclinic of RSUP Dr. Hasan Sadikin Bandung for March-May 2022. All samples that meet the inclusion criteria will be included as research subjects. RESULTS: There were 55 research subjects with a median age of 48 (range 22–69 years), the majority were women (80%), the most complaints were headaches (92.7%), the majority onset was chronic (96.4%) with a length of treatment ≥12 months (61.8%). P-selectin levels were found to increase in the group of subjects with subacute onset (mean 5.20 ± 2.977), infectious etiology (mean 5.26 ± 3.561), duration of treatment <3 Months (mean 3.79 ± 3.065), history of hyper aggregation (mean 3.89±2.805), hypercoagulation (mean 3.50±2.719), increased D-dimer (mean 3.93±2.710), normal fibrinogen (mean 3.38±2.693), and in the group with multiple affected sinuses (mean 6.08±2.681). CONCLUSION: P-selectin could be a diagnostic marker for hyper aggregation and hypercoagulable state in patients with CVST, but it still needs further research to prove it.