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Publications

The Othman Lab's selected publication and invited review articles.

2021

Highlight: Guidance on the diagnosis and management of PT-VWD

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  1. Malinowski AK, Othman M; International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis' Women's Health Issues in Thrombosis and Haemostasis SSC; Platelet Physiology SSC; Platelet Immunology SSC. Obstetric neuraxial anaesthesia in the setting of immune thrombocytopenia and low platelet counts: call to participate in an international registry. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Apr 27:S0007-0912(21)00212-9 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2021.03.024 

  2. Othman M, Cormier M, Barnes GD, Comer SP, Connors JM, Denorme F, Khorana AA, Las Casas PH, Morla S, Muia J, Ní Áinle F, Taylor KA, van der Wal DE, Weyand AC, Lavin M; ISTH Registration, Marketing teams. Harnessing Twitter to empower scientific engagement and communication: The ISTH 2020 virtual congress experience. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2021 Mar 8;5(2):253-260. https://doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12478 

  3. Othman M, Gresele P. Guidance on the diagnosis and management of PT-VWD: A communication from the platelet physiology subcommittee of the ISTH- REPLY to Comment on the disease' nomenclature. J Thromb Haemost. 2021 Mar;19(3):866-867. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.15167 

  4. Servante J, Swallow G, Thornton JG, Myers B, Munireddy S, Malinowski AK, Othman M, Li W, O'Donoghue K, Walker KF. Haemostatic and thrombo-embolic complications in pregnant women with COVID-19: a systematic review and critical analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Feb 5;21(1):108. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03568-0 

  5. Malhamé I, Othman M, Casais P, D'Souza R, Wald RM, Silversides CK, Sermer M, Shehata N. Communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Women's Health Issues in Thrombosis and Haemostasis: A Survey on Anticoagulation for Mechanical Heart Valves in Pregnancy. J Thromb Haemost. 2021 Mar;19(3):859-864. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.15213 

2019

Highlight: Molecular and Genetic Testing in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

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  1. Othman M, Santamaría Ortiz A, Cerdá M, Erez  O, Minford  A, Obeng-Tuudah D, Blondon M, Bistervels I, Middeldorp S, Abdul-Kadir R. Thrombosis and hemostasis health in pregnancy: Registries from the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.  Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis RPTH journal. Online Aug 2019. doi: 10.1002/rth2.12243. 

  2. Othman M, Han K, Elbatarny M, Kadir R. The Use of Viscoelastic Haemostatic Tests in Pregnancy and Puerperium: Review of the Current Evidence - Communication from the Women’s Health SSC of the ISTH. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis; 2019 Jul;17(7):1184-1189https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.14461. 

  3. Hassan H, Azzam H, Othman M, Hassan M, Selim T. Soluble E-selectin, platelet count and mean platelet volume as biomarkers for pre-eclampsia. Pregnancy Hypertension. 2019 July; 17: 1-4.

  4. Rabinovich A, Abdul-Kadir R, Thachil J, Iba T, Othman M, Erez O. DIC in Obstetrics: Diagnostic Score, Highlights in Management and International Registry- Communication from the DIC and Women’s Health SSCs of the ISTH. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis; 2019 May 29. https://doi: 10.1111/jth.14523. 

  5. Rabbolini DJ, Othman M. Molecular and genetic testing in thrombosis and hemostasis. Seminars Thrombosis Hemostasis J. Preface. Issue to be available online Dec ,2019. Guest editor.

  6. Kaur H, Fisher K, Othman M. Thromboelastography testing in mice following blood collection from facial vein and cardiac puncture.  Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis Journal. 2019 Jul 16. doi: 10.1097/MBC.0000000000000836. [Epub ahead of print]

  7. Othman M and Osborne K. Peer assisted learning model to support students’ success in a complex science course. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice 2019, Vol. 9, No. 11

2018

Highlight: Application of the ISTH Bleeding Score in Hemophillia

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  1. Murray E, Murphy, M, Smith G, Graham C, Othman M. Thromboelastographic analysis of haemostasis in pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnant women. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2018 Jul 10. doi: 10.1097/MBC.0000000000000759. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29995656

  2. Borhany M, Fatima N, , Shamsi A, Othman M. Application of the ISTH bleeding score in hemophilia. Transfus Apher Sci. 2018 June 15. pii: S1473-0502(18)30030-2. doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2018.06.003. [Epub ahead of print]

  3. El Masry S, Azzam H, Youssef H, Othman M, Awad M. Reduced Protein C Global Assay Levels in Infertile Women with in vitro Fertilization Failure: A Pilot Study. Acta Haematol. 2018 Jan 5;139(1):1-6.

2010

Highlight: Global Haemostasis in Pregnancy -  Are we Utilising Thromboelastography to its Full potential?

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  1. Othman M, Gordon SP, Iscoe S. Repeated inspiratory occlusions in anesthetized rats acutely increase blood coagulability as assessed by thromboelastography. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 2010; 61-66

  2. Othman M, Powell S, Hopman WM, Lillicrap D.Variability of thromboelastographic responses following the administration of rFVIIa to haemophilia A dogs supports the individualization of therapy with a global test of haemostasis. Haemophilia 2010;16(6):919-25

  3. Othman M, Chirinian Y, Brown C, Notley C, Hickson N, Hampshire D, Buckley S, Waddington S, Parker AL, Baker A, James P, Lillicrap D. Functional characterization of a 13 bp deletion (c.-1522_-1510del13) in the promoter of the von Willebrand factor gene in type 1 von Willebrand disease.gene in type 1 von Willebrand disease. Blood 2010; 116(18): 3645-3652

  4. Othman M, Falcon B, Kadir R. Global Haemostasis in Pregnancy: Are we Utilising Thromboelastography to its Full potential? Semin Thromb Haemost 2010; 36(7):738-46

  5. Othman M. Global Haemostasis: New approaches to patient diagnosis and treatment monitoring” Semin Thromb Hemost. 2010; Oct36(7):695-8 Preface author and Guest editor for the issue.

  6. Othman and Hamilton. Platelet-type von Willebrand disease: results of a worldwide survey from the Canadian PT-VWD project. Acta Haematol. 2010;123(2):126-8

Highlight: Hormonal contraception and thrombosis: Identifying the gaps in knowledge among females in post-secondary education

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  1. Grandone E, Barcellona D, Intrieri M, Tiscia G, Nappi L, Othman M. The ART of Thromboprophylaxis in the Prevention of Gestational Venous Thromboembolism. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2023 Jun;49(4):330-336. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1758062. Epub 2022 Nov 11. PMID: 36368688.

  2. Othman M, Pradhan A. Laboratory Testing of Hemostasis in Pregnancy: A Brief Overview. Methods Mol Biol. 2023;2663:111-125. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3175-1_7. PMID: 37204707.

  3. Okoye HC, Othman M, Nwagha TU, Onwusulu DN, Onoh RC, Chigbu CO. Evaluating the hemostatic effects of tranexamic acid in women with pre-eclampsia. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2023 Apr 17. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14779. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37067045.

  4. Fainchtein K, Tera Y, Kearn N, Noureldin A, Othman M. Hypercoagulability and Thrombosis Risk in Prostate Cancer: The Role of Thromboelastography. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2023 Mar;49(2):111-118. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1758116. Epub 2022 Nov 21. PMID: 36410399.

  5. Zidan A, Noureldin A, Kumar SA, Elsebaie A, Othman M. COVID-19 Vaccine-Associated Immune Thrombosis and Thrombocytopenia (VITT): Diagnostic Discrepancies and Global Implications. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2023 Feb;49(1):9-14. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1759684. Epub 2023 Jan 5. PMID: 36603593.

  6. Tierney S, Deng Y, Geauvreau A, Kearn N, Hodgson J, Othman M. Hormonal contraception and thrombosis: Identifying the gaps in knowledge among females in post-secondary education. Heliyon. 2023 Mar 25;9(4):e14867. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14867. PMID: 37025893; PMCID: PMC10070904.

  7. Miljic P, Noureldin A, Lavin M, Kazi S, Sanchez-Luceros A, James PD, Othman M. Challenges in the management of women with type 2B von Willebrand disease during pregnancy and the postpartum period: evidence from literature and data from an international registry and physicians' survey-communication from the Scientific and Standardization Committees of the International Society on
    Thrombosis and Haemostasis. J Thromb Haemost. 2023 Jan;21(1):154-163. doi: 10.1016/j.jtha.2022.10.019. Epub 2022 Dec 22. PMID: 36695378.

  8. Saville O, Elbatarny M, Tera Y, Deng Y, Othman M. Sex differences in D-dimer and critical illness in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta- analysis. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2023 Jan;7(1):100042. doi: 10.1016/j.rpth.2023.100042. Epub 2023 Jan 14. PMID: 36685003; PMCID: PMC9840223.

  9. Bucciol R, Othman M. Tissue factor positive microparticles as a biomarker for increased risk of breast cancer-associated thrombosis: a mini review. Curr Opin Hematol. 2023 Sep 1;30(5):180-185. doi: 10.1097/MOH.0000000000000774.

2023

2016

Highlight: A comprehensive high-throughput sequencing test for the diagnosis of inherited bleeding, thrombotic and platelet disorders

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  1. Sánchez-Lueros A, Woods A, Bermejo E, Shukla S, Acharya S, Lavin M, Rydz N, Othman M. PT-VWD posing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges- small case series. 2016 Nov 7:1-7. doi: 10.1080/09537104.2016.1237625. 

  2. Othman M, McLintock C, Kadir R.Thrombosis and Haemostasis Related Issues Women and Pregnancy. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2016 Oct;42(7):693-695.

  3. Alkhiary W, Azzam H, Yossof MM, Aref S, Othman M, El-Sharawy S. Association of Hemostatic Gene Polymorphisms With Early-Onset Ischemic Heart Disease in Egyptian Patients. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2016 Sep;22(6):535-42. 

  4. Othman M, Kaur H, Favaloro EJ, Lillicrap D, Di Paola J, Harrison P, Gresele P; Subcommittees on von Willebrand Disease and Platelet Physiology. Platelet type von Willebrand disease and registry report: communication from the SSC of the ISTH.J Thromb Haemost. 2016 Feb;14(2):411-4. 

  5. Othman M, Hopman WM, Sawyer V, *Kerr C. Elective applied research course: A motivational approach to enhance learning. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice 2016, Vol. 6, No. 4. 

  6. Pettigrew S, McIntoch C, Othman M. Patients perspectives on urgent care centres’ wait times.  Health Care Information and Communication; the official journal of COACH, Feb 2016, vol 30 #2. http://www.healthcareimc.com/main/patient-perspectives-on-urgent-care-center-wait-times

  7. Sistoso M & Othman M. Post-secondary Students’ Perception of Flu Immunization. Health Care Information and Communication; the official journal of COACH, Oct 2016, vol 30 #3.

  8. Kaur H, Borhany M, Azzam H, Costa-Lima C, Ozelo M, Othman M. The utility of International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis-Bleeding Assessment Tool and other bleeding questionnaires in assessing the bleeding phenotype in two platelet function defects. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2016 Jul;27(5):589-93. 

  9. Simeoni I, Stephens JC, Hu F, Deevi SV, Megy K, Bariana TK, Lentaigne C, Schulman S, Sivapalaratnam S, Vries MJ, Westbury SK, Greene D, Papadia S, Alessi MC, Attwood AP, Ballmaier M, Baynam G, Bermejo E, Bertoli M, Bray PF, Bury L, Cattaneo M, Collins P, Daugherty LC, Favier R, French DL, Furie B, Gattens M, Germeshausen M, Ghevaert C, Goodeve A, Guerrero J, Hampshire DJ, Hart DP, Heemskerk JW, Henskens YM, Hill M, Hogg N, Jolley JD, Kahr WH, Kelly AM, Kerr R, Kostadima M, Kunishima S, Lambert MP, Liesner R, Lopez J, Mapeta RP, Mathias M, Millar CM, Nathwani A, Neerman-Arbez M, Nurden AT, Nurden P, Othman M, Peerlinck K, Perry DJ, Poudel P, Reitsma P, Rondina M, Smethurst PA, Stevenson W, Szkotak A, Tuna S, van Geet C, Whitehorn D, Wilcox DA, Zhang B, Revel-Vilk S, Gresele P, Bellissimo D, Penkett CJ, Laffan MA, Mumford AD, Rendon A, Gomez K, Freson K, Ouwehand WH, Turro E. A comprehensive high-throughput sequencing test for the diagnosis of inherited bleeding, thrombotic and platelet disorders. doi: 10.1182/blood-2015-12-688267. Blood; 2016 Jun 9;127(23):2791-803. 

  10. Kasawara KT, Cotechini T, Macdonald-Goodfellow SK, Surita FG, Pinto E Silva JL, Tayade C, Othman M, Ozolinš TR, Graham CH. Moderate Exercise Attenuates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation and Associated Maternal and Fetal Morbidities in Pregnant Rats. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154405. PLoS One. 2016 Apr 28;11(4):e0154405. 

  11. Othman M, Kaur H, Favaloro EJ, Lillicrap D, Di Paola J, Harrison P, Gresele P; Subcommittees on von Willebrand Disease and Platelet Physiology. Platelet type von Willebrand disease and registry report: communication from the SSC of the ISTH. doi: 10.1111/jth.13204. J Thromb Haemost. 2016 Feb;14(2):411-4. 

2008

Highlight: Molecular genetic testing in hemostasis and thrombosis: the past, the present, and the future

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  1. Qadura M, Othman M, Waters B, Chegeni R, Walker K, Labelle A, Ozelo M, Hough C, Lillicrap D. Reduction of the immune response to factor VIII mediated through tolerogenic factor VIII presentation by immature dendritic cells. J Thromb Haemost 2008 ;6(12):2095-104

  2. Ozelo MC, Zapata Esp R, Qadura M, Chegeni R, Othman M. Molecular genetic testing of hemostasis and thrombosis in developing countries: achievements, hopes, and challenges. Semin Thromb Haemost 2008;34(6):569-78

  3. Othman M. Molecular genetic testing in hemostasis and thrombosis: the past, the present, and the future. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2008;34(6):485-9

  4. Othman M. Differential identification of PT-VWD from type 2B VWD and GP1BA nomenclature issues. British Journal of Haematology, 2008;142: 308–26

2012

Highlight: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Reduces Hypercoagulability, as Assessed by Thromboelastography, in Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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  1. Enayat S, Ravanbod S, Rassoulzadegan M, Jazebi M, Tarighat S, Ala F, Emsley J, Othman M. A novel D235Y mutation in the GP1BA gene enhances platelet interaction with von Willebrand factor in an Iranian family with platelet-type von Willebrand disease. Thromb Haemost. 2012;108(5).

  2. Gupalo E, Kuk C, Qadura M, Buriachkovskaia L, OthmanM. Platelet - adenovirus versus inert particles interaction: Effect on aggregation and the role of platelet membrane receptors. Platelet- 2012, July 19. [Epub ahead of print]

  3. Toukh M, Pereira EJ, FalconBJ, Liak C, Lerner M, HopmanWM, Iscoe S, Fitzpatrick MF , Othman M. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Reduces Hypercoagulability, as Assessed by Thromboelastography, in Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Resp Phys and Neurobiol J- 2012 Jul 5. [Epub ahead of print].

  4. Cotechini T, Othman M, Graham CH. Nitroglycerin prevents coagulopathies and foetal death associated with abnormal maternal inflammation in rats. Thromb Haemost. 2012 Jan 25;107(4).

  5. Falcón BJ, Cotechini T, Macdonald-Goodfellow SK, Othman M, Graham CH. Abnormal inflammation leads to maternal coagulopathies associated with placental haemostatic alterations in a rat model of foetal loss.Thromb Haemost. 2012 Mar 1;107(3):438-47.

PRIOR TO 2007

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  1. Othman M, Notley C, Lavender FL, et al. Identification and functional characterization of a novel 27-bp deletion in the macroglycopeptide-coding region of the GPIBA gene resulting in platelet-type von Willebrand disease. Blood. 2005;105(11):4330-4336

  2. Othman M, Labelle A, Hough C, et al. Evaluation of three reticuloendothelial system Blocking modalities on the outcome of adenoviral mediated gene therapy in hemophilic mice. Molecular Therapy 2005; 11 (S1), S236

  3. Othman M, Mazzetti I, Labelle A, et al. Blood Dexamethasone Promotes Transgene Expression and Supresses the Early Immune/Inflammatory Response in Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Delivery to Hemophilic mice. Blood 2005; 106 (11), 5534-5534

  4. O'Brien LA, James PD, Othman M, et al; Association of Hemophilia Clinic Directors of Canada. Founder von Willebrand factor haplotype associated with type 1 von Willebrand disease. Blood. 2003;102(2):549-57.

  5. Othman M, Austen B, Bruty S, O'shaughnessy DF. Factor FVIII Analysis And Thromboelastography In Patients With Retinal Vein Thrombosis. British Journal of Haematology 2001; Supplement 113, 14

 2024

Highlight: Implication of inflammation on Coxsackie virus and Adenovirus receptor expression on cardiomyocytes and the role of platelets in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

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  1. ​​​​Zidan A, El-Sherbini AH, Noureldin A, Cooper DKC, Othman M. Characterizing coagulation responses in humans and nonhuman primates following kidney xenotransplantation-A narrative review. Am J Hematol. 2024 Oct 15. doi: 10.1002/ajh.27506. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39404060.

  2. Fu A, Kazmirchuk TDD, Bradbury-Jost C, Golshani A, Othman M. Platelet-Type von Willebrand Disease: Complex Pathophysiology and Insights on Novel Therapeutic and Diagnostic Strategies. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2024 Aug 27. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1789183. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39191406.

  3. Scarlatescu E, Iba T, Maier CL, Moore H, Othman M, Connors JM, Levy JH. Deranged Balance of Hemostasis and Fibrinolysis in Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: Assessment and Relevance in Different Clinical Settings. Anesthesiology. 2024 Jun 11:10-97.

  4. Penfound S, Lukey A, Hodgson J, Hopman WM, Hanley GE, Othman M. Incidence and risk factors of venous and arterial thromboembolic events among patients with ovarian cancer-data from a large Canadian database. Gynecologic Oncology. 2024 Jun 1;185:116-20.

  5. Stančiaková L, Othman M, Kubisz P. Management of Venous and Arterial Thrombosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024 May 7;13(10):2744.

  6. El-Sherbini AH, Coroneos S, Zidan A, Othman M. Machine learning as a diagnostic and prognostic tool for predicting thrombosis in cancer patients: a systematic review. InSeminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis 2024 Apr 11. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc..

  7. Tera Y, Suh YJ, Fainchtein K, Agrawal A, Mates M, Othman M. Assessing hypercoagulability and VTE risk using thromboelastography and Khorana score in women with cancers receiving chemotherapy. American Journal of Hematology. 2024 Apr;99:S19-27.

  8. Elsherif S, Zidan A, Saville O, Othman M. ABO Blood Group and the Risk of Thrombosis in Cancer Patients: A Mini-Review. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2024 Apr;50(3):423-428. 

  9. Baker RI, Choi P, Curry N, Gebhart J, Gomez K, Henskens Y, Heubel-Moenen F, James P, Kadir RA, Kouides P, Lavin M. Standardization of definition and management for bleeding disorder of unknown cause: communication from the SSC of the ISTH. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis. 2024 Mar 20.

  10. Kazi S, Othman M, Khoury R, Bernstein PS, Thachil J, Ciantar E, Ferrara L, Netto M, Abdul-Kadir R, Malinowski AK. Report of the ISTH registry on pregnancy and COVID-19-associated coagulopathy (COV-PREG-COAG). Obstetric Medicine. 2024 Mar;17(1):13-21.

  11. Othman M, Nemeti G, Solow M, Cruciat G, Muresan D, Sulaiman MS, Thaker S, Abdul-Kadir R, Malinowski AK. Hematologic characteristics and coagulopathy in pregnancy with COVID-19 succeeding the first wave: a multicenter retrospective cross-sectional study. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2024 Jan 1;8(1):102339.

2022

Highlight: Implication of inflammation on Coxsackie virus and Adenovirus receptor expression on cardiomyocytes and the role of platelets in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

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  1. Erez O, Othman M, Rabinovich A, Leron E, Gotsch F, Thachil J. DIC in Pregnancy - Pathophysiology, Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Scores, and Treatments. J Blood Med. 2022 Jan 6;13:21-44. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S273047.  

  2. Tafazoli A, Anil Kumar S, Othman M. Thrombocytopathy vs Platelet hyper-reactivity in COVID-19: diverse pathologies, disease outcomes and therapeutic implications. Platelets. 2022 Jan 2;33(1):48-53. doi: 10.1080/09537104.2021.1961718. Epub 2021 Nov 30. PMID: 34847829. 

  3. Collins A, Memtsa M , Kirk E, Othman M, Kadir RA. The risk of Venous ThromboEmbolism (VTE) in Early Pregnancy Loss: Review of the Literature and Current Guidelines and the Need for Guidance. Communication from the SSC on Women’s Health Issues for Thrombosis and Haemostasis. J Thromb Haemost. 2022 Jan;20(1):82-91. doi: 10.1111/jth.15561.    

  4. Lavin M, Luceros AS, Kouides P , Abdul-Kadir  R , O’Donnell J, Baker R I, Othman M, Haberichter S, on behalf of the ISTH Von Willebrand Factor and Women’s Health Scientific Subcommittees. Examining international practices in the management of pregnant women with von willebrand disease. J Thromb Haemost. 2022 Jan;20(1):82-91. doi: 10.1111/jth.15561.  

  5. DIC in Pregnancy - Pathophysiology, Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Scores, and Treatments. Erez O, Othman M, Rabinovich A, Leron E, Gotsch F, Thachil J.J Blood Med. 2022 Jan 6;13:21-44. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S273047. eCollection 2022. PMID: 35023983 Free PMC article. Review

  6. Examining international practices in the management of pregnant women with von Willebrand disease. Lavin M, Sánchez Luceros A, Kouides P, Abdul-Kadir R, O'Donnell JS, Baker RI, Othman M, Haberichter SL; ISTH Von Willebrand Factor and Women’s Health Scientific Subcommittees. J Thromb Haemost. 2022 Jan;20(1):82-91. doi: 10.1111/jth.15561. Epub 2021 Nov 4. PMID: 34661341

  7. Diagnosis and management of severe congenital protein C deficiency (SCPCD): Communication from the SSC of the ISTH. Minford A, Brandão LR, Othman M, Male C, Abdul-Kadir R, Monagle P, Mumford AD, Adcock D, Dahlbäck B, Miljic P, DeSancho MT, Teruya J.J Thromb Haemost. 2022 Jul;20(7):1735-1743. doi: 10.1111/jth.15732. Epub 2022 May 15. PMID: 35570324

  8. The risk of venous thromboembolism in early pregnancy loss: Review of the literature and current guidelines and the need for guidance - Communication from the SSC on Women's Health Issues for thrombosis and haemostasis. Collins A, Memtsa M, Kirk E, Othman M, Abdul Kadir R.J Thromb Haemost. 2022 Mar;20(3):767-776. doi: 10.1111/jth.15621. Epub 2022 Jan 7. PMID: 34897975 Review.

  9. Implication of inflammation on Coxsackie virus and Adenovirus receptor expression on cardiomyocytes and the role of platelets in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Gupalo EM, Buryachkovskaya LI, Chumachenko PV, Mironova NA, Narusov OY, Tereschenko SN, Golitsyn SP, Othman M. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2022 Jul 16;60:107452. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2022.107452. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35850451

  10. Aberrant inflammation in rat pregnancy leads to cardiometabolic alterations in their offspring and intrauterine growth restriction in the F2 generation. Ushida T, Cotechini T, Protopapas N, Atallah A, Collyer C, Toews AJ, Macdonald-Goodfellow SK, Tse MY, Winn LM, Pang SC, Adams MA, Othman M, Kotani T, Kajiyama H, Graham CH.J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2022 May 20:1-13. doi: 10.1017/S2040174422000265. Online ahead of print.PMID: 35593438

2020

Highlight: Canadian surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy

Epidemiology and maternal and infant outcomes.

Birthing Centre

  1. McClymont E, Fell DB, Albert A, Alton GD, Barrett J, El-Chaar D, Harrold J, Krajden M, Lipsky N, Maan E, Malinowski AK, Othman M, Raeside A, Ray J, Roberts A, Ryan G, Sadarangani M, Sauve L, van Schalkwyk J, Shah P, Snelgrove JW, Sprague A, Ting J, Walker M, Whittle W, Williams C, Yudin MH, Zipursky JS, Abenhaim HA, Boucoiran I, Castillo E, Crane J, Elwood C, Joynt C, Kotaska A, Martel J, Murphy-Kaulbeck LC, Poliquin V, Ryan SR, Saunders S, Scott H, Money D. Canadian surveillance of COVID-19 in pregnancy: Epidemiology and maternal and infant outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Dec;223(6):969–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.137 

  2. Malinowski AK, Noureldin A, Othman M. COVID-19 Susceptibility in Pregnancy: Immune/Inflammatory Considerations, the role of Placental ACE-2 and Research Considerations. Reproductive Biology 2020 Dec;20(4):568-572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repbio.2020.10.005  

  3. Kadir RA, Kobayashi T, Iba T, Erez O, Thachil J, Kazi S, Malinowski AK, Othman M.  COVID-19 Coagulopathy in Pregnancy: Critical Review, Preliminary Recommendations and ISTH Registry - Communication from the ISTH SSC for Women's Health. J Thromb Haemost. 2020 Nov;18(11):3086-3098.  https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.15072 

  4. Othman M, Gresele P. Guidance on the diagnosis and management of Platelet- type von Willebrand Disease: a communication from the platelet physiology subcommittee of the ISTH J Thromb Haemost. Aug 2020;18(8):1855-1858. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.14827 

  5. Kazi S, Malinowski AK, Othman M. The delights and perils of publishing, knowledge-sharing and critique during a pandemic: Observations from COVID-19 coagulopathies. Thromb Res. 2020;192:37-39. doi:10.1016/j.thromres.2020.05.023

  6. Amgalan A, Othman M. Hemostatic laboratory derangements in COVID-19 with a focus on platelet count [published online ahead of print] 2020 May 26]. Platelets. 2020;1‐6. http://doi.10.1080/09537104.2020.1768523

  7. Zia A, Kouides P , Khodyakov D , Dao E , Lavin M, Abdul-Kadir R , Othman M , Bauman D , Halimeh S, Winikoff R, Revel-Vilk S. Standardizing Care to Manage Bleeding Disorders in Adolescents with Heavy Menses—A Project from the ISTH Pediatric/Neonatal and Women’s Health SSCs. J Thromb Haemost. [published online ahead of print] 2020 June 23. [published online ahead of print] https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.14974

  8. Amgalan A, Allen T, Othman M, Ahmadzia HK. Systematic Review of Viscoelastic Testing (TEG/ROTEM) in Obstetrics and Recommendations from the Women's SSC of the ISTH 2020 May 1. J Thromb Haemost. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.14882

  9. Paciullo F, Bury L, Noris P, et al. Antithrombotic prophylaxis for surgery-associated venous thromboembolism risk in patients with inherited platelet disorders. The SPATA-DVT Study. Haematologica. 2020;105(7):1948-1956.

  10. Rabinovich A, Abdul-Kadir R, Thachil J, Iba T, Othman M, Erez O. Reply to "Errors in the diagnosis for DIC due to a statistical misunderstanding". J Thromb Haemost. 2020;18(7):1792-1793.  DOI: 10.1111/jth.14831

  11. Amgalan A, Othman M. TEG in pregnancy: Current challenges and future potential applications [[published online ahead of print] 2020 Mar 24. Thromb Res. 2020;S0049-3848(20)30099-2.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2020.05.023

  12. Othman M, Gresele P. Guidance on the diagnosis and management of Platelet- type von Willebrand Disease: a communication from the platelet physiology subcommittee of the ISTH [published online ahead of print] 2020 Apr 12. J Thromb Haemost. 2020;10.1111/jth.14827.  https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.14827

  13. Amgalan A, Othman M. Exploring possible mechanisms for COVID-19 induced thrombocytopenia: Unanswered questions [published online 2020 Apr 11]. J Thromb Haemost. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.14832

2017

Highlight: Gene of the issue – GP1BA gene mutations associated with bleeding

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  1. Othman M and Emsely J. Gene of the issue – GP1BA gene mutations associated with bleeding. Platelet J; 2017. 28:8, 832-836

  2. Othman M, Kaur H. Thromboelastography (TEG). Methods Mol Biol. 2017;1646:533-543.

  3. Kaur H, Corscadden K, Ware J, Othman M. Thrombocytopathy leading to impaired in vivo haemostasis and thrombosis in platelet type von Willebrand disease. Thromb Haemost. 2017 Feb 28;117(3):543-555. doi: 10.1160/TH16-04-0317.

  4. Kaur H, D. Siemens R, Black A, Robb S, Barr S, Graham CH, Othman M. Effects of androgen-deprivation therapy on hypercoagulability in prostate cancer patients: a prospective, longitudinal study. Canadian Journal of Urological Association Journal CJUA 2017;11 (1-2):33-38.

  5. Abd El-Latif M, Azzam A. Othman M, Warda O, El-Sharawy S, Ghoneim H, Assessment of annexin A5 and annexin A2 levels as biomarkers for pre-eclampsia: A pilot study. Pregnancy Hypertension, 2017;(8), 65-69.

  6. Sears N, Othman M, O’Neil L, Hopman WM. Canadian NCLEX-RN outcomes: A two-year cross-sectional exploratory study in Ontario. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice JNEP 2017; 7(10): 36-45.

2015

Highlight: Thromboelastography Identifies Cyclic Haemostatic Variations in Healthy Women Using Oral Contraceptives

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  1. Murray EK, Murphy MS, Smith GN, Hopman WM, Othman M, Graham CH. Thromboelastography Identifies Cyclic Haemostatic Variations in Healthy Women Using Oral Contraceptives. Thromb Res. 2015 Nov;136(5):1022-6. 

  2. Sears NA, Othman M, Mahoney K. Examining the relationships between NCLEX-RN performance and nursing student factors, including undergraduate nursing program performance: A systematic review. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 2015; 5 (11) 10-15.

  3. Alkhiary W, Azzam H, Yossof MM, Aref S, Othman M, El-Sharawy S. Association of Hemostatic Gene Polymorphisms With Early-Onset Ischemic Heart Disease in Egyptian Patients.Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2015 Sep;22(6):535-42.

  4. Maceachern K, Kaur H, Toukh M, Mumal I, Hamilton A, Scovil S, James P, Elbatarny HS, Othman M. Comprehensive Evaluation of Hemostasis in Normal Women: Impact on the Diagnosis of Mild Bleeding Disorders. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2015 Jan;21(1):72-81.

  5. Arbelaez A, Niemann J, Freney R, Othman M, Emsley J, Mohammed S, Favaloro EJ.'Bleeding in the Jungle'. Am J Hematol. 2015 Apr 8.[Epub ahead of print]  

2014

Highlight: Platelet- Type von Willebrand Disease - Toward an improved understanding of the "Sticky Situation"

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  1. Kaur H, Corscadden K, Lott C, Elbatarny HS, Othman M. Bromelain has paradoxical effects on blood coagulability: a study using thromboelastography. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2014 Dec 16. [Epub ahead of print]

  2. Kaur H., Ozelo M, Scovil S, James P, Othman M. Systematic analysis of bleeding phenotype in PT-VWD compared to type 2B VWD using an electronic bleeding questionnaire. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. June 2014. In press.

  3. Toukh M, Siemens DR, Black A, Robb S, Leveridge M, Graham CH, Othman M. (2014)Thromboelastography identifies hypercoagulablilty and predicts thromboembolic complications in patients with prostate cancer. Thromb Res. 133(1), 88-95.

  4. Othman M, Emsley J. Platelet- Type von Willebrand Disease: Toward an improved understanding of the " Sticky situation". Semin Thromb Hemost. 2014 Feb 4

2013

Highlight: Rare bleeding disorders - genetic, laboratory, clinical and molecular aspects

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  1. Othman M, Kaur H, Emsley J. Platelet-type von Willebrand disease: new insights into the molecular pathophysiology of a unique platelet defect. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2013 Sep;39(6):663-73

  2. Scepansky E, Othman M, Smith H.Aquired von Willebrand syndrome with a type 2B phenotype: Diagnostic and therapeutic dillemma. Acta Haematol. 2013 Nov 28;131(4):213-217.

  3. Othman M. Rare bleeding disorders: genetic, laboratory,clinical and molecular aspects. Preface. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2013 ;39(6):575-8.

  4. Toukh M, Ozelo MC, Angelillo-Scherrer A, Othman M. A novel use of thromboelastography in type 2B von Willebrand disease. International Journal of Laboratory Haematology. In press

  5. Toukh M, Gordon SP, Othman M. Construction Noise Induces Hypercoagulability and Elevated Plasma Corticosteroids in Rats.Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2013 Apr 8.

2011

Highlight: Platelet-type Von Willebrand disease: three decades in the life of a rare bleeding disorder

Old and Young

  1. Othman M. Platelet-type von Willebrand disease: a rare, often misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed bleeding disorder.Semin
    Thromb Hemost. 2011 Jul;37(5):464-9.

  2. Gupalo E, Buriachkovskaia L, Othman M. Human platelets express CAR with localization at the sites of intercellular interaction. Virol
    J. 2011 Sep 30;8:456. 

  3. Othman M, Lopez JA, Ware J.Platelet-type von Willebrand disease update: the disease, the molecule and the animal model. Expert Rev Hematol. 2011 Oct;4(5):475-7.

  4. Renaud SJ, Cotechini T, Quirt JS, Macdonald-Goodfellow SK, Othman M, Graham CH Spontaneous pregnancy loss mediated by abnormal maternal inflammation in rats is linked to deficient uteroplacental perfusion. J Immunol. 2011 Feb 1;186(3):1799-808.

  5. Othman M.Platelet-type Von Willebrand disease: three decades in the life of a rare bleeding disorder.Blood Rev. 2011 Jul;25(4):147-53. 2011.03.003. Review.

  6. Rouzbeh Chegeni, Linda Vickars, Emmanuel J Favaloro, David Lillicrap, Maha Othman. Functional analysis of three recombinant A1-VWF domain mutants in comparison to wild type and plasma-derived VWF facilitates subtyping in type 2 von Willebrand disease. Thromb Res. 2011 Feb;127(2):161-6

  7. Alexander Hamilton, Margareth Ozelo, Jayne Leggo, Colleen Notley, Hannah Brown, Juan Pablo Frontroth, Anne Angelillo-Scherrer, Fariba Baghaei, Said M Enayat, Emmanuel Favaloro, David Lillicrap, Maha Othman . Frequency of Platelet type versus Type 2B von Willebrand Disease: results of an International registry based study. Thromb Haemost. 2011 Mar 1;105(3):501-8.

  8. Chitlur M, Sorensen B, Rivard GE, Young G, Ingerslev J,  Othman M, Nugent D, Kenet G, Escobar M, Lusher J. Standardization of Thromboelastography: A Report from the TEG-ROTEM Working Group. Haemophilia  2011 17(3):532-537

2009

Highlight: Genetics of type 2B von Willebrand disease - "true 2B," "tricky 2B," or "not 2B." What are the modifiers of the phenotype?

DNA Chips

  1. Othman M, Chirinian Y, Hegadorn C, Powell S, Hopman W , Lillicrap D. Thromboelastography reflects global hemostatic variation among severe haemophilia A dogs at rest and following acute exercise. Hemophilia 2009; 1-9

  2. Othman M, Favaloro EJ. Genetics of type 2B von Willebrand disease: "true 2B," "tricky 2B," or "not 2B." What are the modifiers of the phenotype? Semin Thromb Hemost. 2008;34(6):520-31

  3. Qadura M, Waters B, Burnett E, Chegeni R, Bradshaw S, Hough C, Othman M, Lillicrap D. Recombinant and plasma-derived factor VIII products induce distinct splenic cytokine microenvironments in hemophilia A mice. Blood 2009; 114(4):871-880

  4. Othman M, Renaud S, Quirt J, MacDonald-Goodfellow S, Graham C. Thromboelastogrpahy Reveals Kinetics of LPS-Induced Coagulopathy and Correlates to Fetal Outcome in a Rat Model of Pregnancy Complications. Blood 2009; 114 (22), 4200-4200

  5. Othman M, Chegeni R, Vickars LM, Favaloro EJ, Lillicrap D. Functional Characterization of Three VWF-A1 Domain Mutations Causing Type 2 Von Willebrand Disease. Blood 114 (22), 1305-1305

2007

Highlight: Distinguishing between non-identical twins - platelet type and type 2B von Willebrand disease

Happy Twins

  1. Othman M. Platelet-Type von Willebrand Disease and Type 2B von Willebrand Disease: A Story of Nonidentical Twins when Two Different Genetic Abnormalities Evolve into Similar Phenotypes. Semin Thromb Haemost 2007; 33: 780-86

  2. Othman M, Lillicrap D: Distinguishing between non-identical twins: platelet type and type 2B von Willebrand disease. British Journal of Haematology, 2007 138 (5), 665–66

  3. Othman M. Elbatarny HS, Byrne CD, and O’Shaughnessy DF. Von Willebrand Factor Short Sequence Repeat Locus 2 (Intron 40) Consists of Three Polymorphic Subloci. Acta Hemaologica 2007;117(3):177-80

  4. Othman M, Labelle A, Mazzetti I, Elbatarny HS, Lillicrap D: Adenovirus induced thrombocytopenia: the role of P-selectin and von Willebrand factor in virus- mediated platelet clearance. Blood 2007; 109(7):2832-9

  5. James PD, Notley C, Hegadorn C, Leggo J, Tuttle A, Tinlin S, Brown C, Andrews C, Labelle A, Chirinian Y, O'Brien L, Othman M, Rivard G, Rapson D, Hough C, Lillicrap D. The mutational spectrum of type 1 von Willebrand disease: Results from a Canadian cohort study. Blood. 2007;109(1):145-54.

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