Immune thrombocytopenia and anticoagulation: The role of romiplostim in the early treatment

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 639-641

  Cantoni, Nathan ^a   Heizmann, Marc ^a   Bargetzi, Mario ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Immune thrombocytopenia; Platelets; Romiplostim; Thrombopoietin receptor agonist

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PHENPROCOUMON; PREDNISOLONE; ROMIPLOSTIM; STEROID; VITAMIN K GROUP;

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; PETECHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; RECEPTORS, FC; RECEPTORS, THROMBOPOIETIN; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOPOIETIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860840519     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2012.09051.x     Document Type: Letter

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