Use of bivalirudin, a direct thrombin inhibitor, and its reversal with modified ultrafiltration during heart transplantation in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 222-225

  Mann, Michael J ^a   Tseng, Elaine ^a   Ratcliffe, Mark ^a   Strattman, Greg ^b   De Silva, Anil ^b   DeMarco, Teresa ^b   Achorn, Nancy ^a   Moskalik, William ^a   Hoopes, Charles ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HIRUDIN; HIRULOG; LEPIRUDIN; THROMBIN INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG HALF LIFE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 13444306585     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2003.11.401     Document Type: Article

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