Heparin induced thrombocytopenia type II complicating coronary artery bypass surgery: A tale of caution

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-123

  Dandekar, Uday ^a   Young, Jonathan ^a   Kalkat, Maninder ^a   Satur, Christopher M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Heparin induced thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EXPERIENCE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN NECROSIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VEIN DISEASE;

EID: 1842736396     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00231-7     Document Type: Article

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