Cardiac Surgery Successfully Managed With Cangrelor in a Patient With Persistent Anti-PF4/Heparin Antibodies 8 Years After Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia.
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DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.06.044
Abstract: A 66-YEAR-OLD female requiring cardiac surgery had persisting anti-platelet factor 4 (PF4)/heparin antibodies (HIT-abs) 8 years after heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). In 2010, she developed thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) (ADAMTS-13 read more here.
Keywords: heparin antibodies; heparin; pf4 heparin; cardiac surgery ... See more keywords