Underestimated complications in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura - Haemolytic uraemic syndrome

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2142-2146

  Brandenburg, Vincent M ^a   Gaertner, Sören ^a   Lindemann Docter, Katharina ^a   Ortlepp, Jan R ^a   Westerhuis, Ralf ^a   Ketteler, Markus ^a   Westenfeld, Ralf ^a   Floege, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiogenic shock; Haemolytic uraemic syndrome; Hyaline thrombus; Myocardial infarction; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE; TROPONIN I; VINCRISTINE; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEMIANOPIA; HEMIPARESIS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MICROTHROMBUS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SEIZURE; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART DISEASES; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; PLASMAPHERESIS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 4344597201     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh230     Document Type: Article

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