Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia following coronary artery bypass grafting: a diagnostic dilemma

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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Main Authors: Raju Khanal, Paras Karmacharya, Daniel A. Forman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
CABG
HIT
heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
serotonin release assay
Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/28745/pdf_69

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