The overall hemostatic potential (OHP) test is a global coagulation assay which can be used to measure coagulation.[1][2][3][4] The OHP assay measures total fibrin generation in the presence of thrombin or tissue factor and tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA).[2][1][3][4] It generates a fibrin time curve through the use of optical density measurement.[1] This curve represents the balance between fibrin formation induced by thrombin or tissue factor and fibrinolysis induced by t-PA.[1] The assay provides three parameters: overall coagulation potential (OCP), overall hemostatic potential (OHP), and overall fibrinolytic potential (OFP).[2][1][4] OHP is the main parameter, while OCP and OFP are supplementary parameters to assess coagulation and fibrinolysis.[3] One further parameter, clot lysis time (CLT), can also be determined.[3] The OHP assay measures the integrated effect of procoagulant, anticoagulant, and fibrinolytic factors.[1]
The original OHP assay was developed in Sweden by Blombäck and colleagues and was first described in 1999.[1][6][7] It used thrombin to trigger coagulation.[1] Since then, a modified version has been developed which can use either thrombin or tissue factor to trigger coagulation.[1][3][8][9]
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