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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Thrombosis Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12959-021-00257-y |