Recombinant hirudin for extended aortic surgery in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 191-192

  Bauer, M ^a   Koster, A ^a   Pasic, M ^a   Weng, Y ^a   Kuppe, H ^a   Hetzer, R ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCROD; APROTININ; DANAPAROID; DOPAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; HEPARIN; LEPIRUDIN; MANNITOL; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; THROMBIN INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0032989280     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(99)70159-5     Document Type: Article

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