Can heparin-induced thrombocytopenia be associated with fondaparinux use? A rebuttal

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1242-1243

  Elalamy, Ismail ^a   Tribout, B ^b  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGATROBAN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADRENAL DISEASE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BILATERAL ADRENAL INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFARCTION; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; HEPARIN; HUMANS; PLATELET ACTIVATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 45549094809     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.02973.x     Document Type: Article

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