A Challenging Case of a Patient With Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura on Eltrombopag Who Developed Atrial Fibrillation: An Anticoagulation Dilemma

A 61-year-old female, who was a known case of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) on eltrombopag, was admitted for atrial fibrillation (AF). Labs showed a platelet count of 116 × 10(3)/µL. AF reverted to sinus rhythm by cardioversion. Therapeutic enoxaparin was started for two days. She was discha...

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Autores principales: Yasin, Ahmed K, Abu-Tineh, Mohammad, Alshurafa, Awni, Ahmed, Khalid, Abdulgayoom, Mohammed, Afana, Mohammad, Yassin, Mohamed A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10020874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36938285
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35001

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10020874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36938285
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35001

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