Successful treatment of heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia with apixaban in a patient with chronic kidney disease requiring hemodialysis

Heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a prothrombotic state that can affect patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hemodialysis (HD). This case highlights the potential usefulness of apixaban therapy for patients with HIT and CKD on HD.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Trujillo Agudelo, Daniela, Ramirez Quintero, Juan D., Arango Barrientos, Marcos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6230604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30455909
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1817
Descripción
Sumario:Heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a prothrombotic state that can affect patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hemodialysis (HD). This case highlights the potential usefulness of apixaban therapy for patients with HIT and CKD on HD.

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