Use of plasma exchange in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: A report of two cases and a review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Apheresis

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 219-224

  Jaben, Elizabeth A ^a   Torloni, A Sergio ^b   Pruthi, Rajiv K ^a   Winters, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiopulmonary bypass; heparin induced thrombocytopenia; plasma exchange; platelet factor 4 antibodies

Indexed keywords

ARGATROBAN; HEPARIN; HEPARIN PLATELET FACTOR 4 ANTIBODY; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; LEPIRUDIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AORTA BALLOON; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PLASMAPHERESIS; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; ULTRASOUND; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANTIBODIES; ANTICOAGULANTS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET FACTOR 4; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 80051502269     PISSN: 07332459     EISSN: 10981101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jca.20289     Document Type: Review

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