Can thromboelastography predict which patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia may suffer thrombotic complications of type II?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 544-546

  Kouerinis, Ilias A ^a   El Ali, Mahmoud ^a   Theakos, Nikolaos ^a   Dedeilias, Panagiotis ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

CPB complications; ELISA; Heparin induced thrombocytopenia; Thromboelastography

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LEPIRUDIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HEMOSTASIS; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBOSIS;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 34547652388     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.05.026     Document Type: Article

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