Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia presenting as splenic hemorrhage following cardiac surgery: a case report

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia presenting as splenic hemorrhage following cardiac surgery: a case report

Abstract Background Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with thrombosis (HITT) is a paradoxical prothrombotic complication of anticoagulant therapy. As many as 3% of patients undergoing cardiac surgery develop clinical HIT presenting as thrombocytopenia with or without thrombosis within 5–10 days of he...

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Main Authors: Joseph Ferry, Samuel Youssef, Pierce Wu, Livia Hegerova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Thrombosis Journal
Subjects:
Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage
Heparin
Splenic infarction
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12959-021-00257-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12959-021-00257-y

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