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How to improve the management of a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia?

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I read with keen interest the case report describing a fatal case of probable HIT in a young man who experienced pulmonary embolism (PE) and concomitant deep veinthrombosis (2).

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Objective & Hypothesis:Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an adverse drug reaction caused by immunoglobulin G platelet-activating antibodies against platelet factor 4 (PF4)/heparin complexes, leading to venous and arterial thromboembolism (1).
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Key Findings & Data:Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an adverse drug reaction caused by immunoglobulin G platelet-activating antibodies against platelet factor 4 (PF4)/heparin complexes, leading to venous and arterial thromboembolism (1).
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Conclusion & Impact:I read with keen interest the case report describing a fatal case of probable HIT in a young man who experienced pulmonary embolism (PE) and concomitant deep veinthrombosis (2).
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Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an adverse drug reaction caused by immunoglobulin G platelet-activating antibodies against platelet factor 4 (PF4)/heparin complexes, leading to venous and arterial thromboembolism (1). I read with keen interest the case report describing a fatal case of probable HIT in a young man who experienced pulmonary embolism (PE) and concomitant deep veinthrombosis (2).

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UNDAS, A. (2019). How to improve the management of a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia?. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 6, 339–339. https://ajindex.com/articles/366806

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