An unusual cause of mismanagement in an acute myocardial infarction case: pseudothrombocytopenia

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 740.e1-740.e2

  Kocum, Tolga H ^a   Katircibasi, Tuna M ^a   Sezgin, Alpay T ^a   Atalay, Hakan ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CONSULTATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTHROMBOCYTOPENIA; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 46149092501     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.11.041     Document Type: Article

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