Novel use of plasmapheresis in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia requiring urgent insertion of a left ventricular assist device under cardiopulmonary bypass

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Voeller, Rochus K ^a   Melby, Spencer J ^a   Grizzell, Brett E ^a   Moazami, Nader ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPARIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; LEPIRUDIN; THROMBOCYTE FACTOR 4; WARFARIN; ANTIBODY; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXTUBATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HEPARINIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LIVER ISCHEMIA; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIBODIES; ANTICOAGULANTS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMAPHERESIS; PLATELET FACTOR 4; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955951108     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.018     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. T.E. Warkentin, and A. Greinacher Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and cardiac surgery Ann Thorac Surg 76 2003 638 648
2. F.C. Riess Anticoagulation management and cardiac surgery in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 17 2005 85 96
3. S. Christiansen, U.R. Jahn, J. Meyer, H.H. Scheld, H. Van Aken, and B.E. Kehrel Anticoagulative management of patients requiring left ventricular assist device implantation and suffering from heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Ann Thorac Surg 69 2000 774 777
4. J.L. Bouvier, P. Lefevre, P. Villain, A. Elias, J.M. Durand, and I. Juhan Treatment of serious heparin-induced thrombocytopenia by plasma exchange: report on four cases Thromb Res 51 1988 335 336
5. M. Kajitani, M. Aguinaga, C.E. Johnson, M.A. Scott, and T. Antakli Use of plasma exchange and heparin during cardiopulmonary bypass for a patient with heparin induced thrombocytopenia: a case report J Card Surg 16 2001 313 318