The Appropriateness of Testing Platelet Factor 4/Heparin Antibody in Patients Suspected of Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an adverse reaction to the administration of heparin due to the activation of the platelets by the immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody-platelet factor 4 (PF4)/heparin immune complex. Since the clinical outcome is uncertain (as it could be associated with signifi...

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Autores principales: Jindal, Vishal, Singh, Aditi, Siddiqui, Ahmad D, Leb, Laszlo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6318092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30648066
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3532

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