Heparin as a cause of thrombus progression: Heparin-associated thrombocytopenia is an important differential diagnosis in paediatric patients even with normal platelet counts

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-14

  Klement, D ^a   Rammos, S ^b   Kries, R V ^a   Kirschke, W ^c   Kniemeyer, H W ^a   Greinacher, A ^d  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^c St Bernhard Hospital Kamp Lintfort   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heparin therapy; Heparin antibodies; Heparin associated thrombocytopenia; Orgaran; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; DANAPAROID; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; STREPTOKINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHONDROITIN SULFATES; DERMATAN SULFATE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HEPARITIN SULFATE; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0030046232     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02115618     Document Type: Article

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