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An unusual case of bilateral pulmonary embolism in a patient on dual venous thromboprophylaxis, secondary to heparin induced thrombocytopenia
Heparin Induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rare, immune-mediated complication of heparin, associated with both thrombocytopenia and paradoxical thrombotic events. Initial diagnosis is made clinically when platelet count falls by 30% to <100 × 10(9)cells/l or a > 50% decrease from baseline cou...
Autores principales: | Lixon, Antony, Rahman, Ebad Ur, Mohan, Chitra Annie, Bhattarai, Bikas, Schmidt, Frances |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6292353/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30559950 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1554099 |
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