Fulminate heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and surgery with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest using bivalirudin.

Koster, Andreas; Amin-Parsa, Mohammad; Kaufmann, Michael; Meyer-Jark, Ties; Rudloff, Marcus; Diekmann, Juergen; Georg, Wolf-Martin; Liebke, Michael et al. · Ann Thorac Surg · 2013

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

After on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery, a patient had acute heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with thoracic arterial and venous thrombus formations. Complex emergency surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest using bivalirudin anticoagulation was performed.

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