Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia following coronary artery bypass grafting: a diagnostic dilemma
The diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a challenge in post-cardiac surgery patients because of the high incidence of non-immune thrombocytopenia and heparin–platelet factor 4 antibodies in these groups. We present a case of HIT in a post coronary artery bypass surgery patient, wh...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2015-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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Online Access: | http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/28745/pdf_69 |