Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and percutaneous coronary stenting: A dangerous duo?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Moretti, Claudio ^a   Teresa Lucciola, Maria ^a   Morena, Luisa ^a   Biondi Zoccai, Giuseppe ^a   Laudito, Antonio ^a   Anselmino, Matteo ^a   Paolo Trevi, Gian ^a   Sheiban, Imad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Stent

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; PREDNISONE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY STENT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; STENTS;

EID: 55549109427     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.141     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Caputo R.P., Abraham S., and Churchill D. Transradial coronary stent placement in a patient with severe idiopathic autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura. J Invasive Cardiol 12 (2000) 365-368
2. Kikuchi S., Hayashi Y., Fujioka S., Kukita H., and Ochi N. A case of intracoronary stent implanted for acute myocardial infarction in an elderly patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 39 (2002) 88-93
3. Stouffer G.A., Hirmerova J., Moll S., et al. Percutaneous coronary intervention in a patient with immune thrombocytopenia purpura. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 61 (2004) 364-367
4. Marques L.G., Furukawa M.K., Leitao T.P., et al. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Arq Bras Cardiol 84 (2005) 337-339
5. Fong M.C., Chen K.C., Leu H.B., and Chen L.C. Coronary revascularization in a patient with immune thrombocytopenic purpura. J Chin Med Assoc 69 (2006) 436-438