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Autoimmune Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Successful Treatment with Adjunct High-Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin

We describe a rare case of autoimmune heparin-induced thrombocytopenia after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in which antibodies against platelet factor 4/heparin have led to platelet activation even after heparin cessation, causing a delayed drop in platelet count to below 20 × 10 (9) /L. M...

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Autores principales: Bakchoul, Tamam, Borst, Oliver, Riessen, Reimer, Lucic, Josip, Gawaz, Meinrad, Althaus, Karina, Aidery, Parwez
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6599067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31263800
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1692990