A Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia with Thrombosis in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts Can Be Fatal: A Case Report. | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia | ||||
| Volume 18, Issue 1, April 2024, Page 22-24 PDF (237.73 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Case reports | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejca.2024.388897 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Arumugam Arunkumar  ; Ravi Kishore; Thilak Rajeev; Ibrahim Mohammed; Idhrees Mohammed; Aju Jacob; Velayudhan Bashi
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| Institute of Cardiac and Aortic Disorders, SIMS Hospitals, Chennai, India | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Heparin is the preferred anticoagulant for cardiac surgery because of its easy availability, monitoring and reversibility. A few set of patients who are exposed to heparin in the past have a risk of developing heparin-induced thrombocytopenia which can be dreadful while undergoing any cardiac interventions. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Cardiac surgery; heparin; HIT; thrombosis | ||||
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