Multiple coronary artery graft occlusion in a fatal case of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a potentially life-threatening condition when immune-mediated platelet aggregation results in thromboembolic complications. A case is detailed of multiple saphenous vein graft thromboses and cardiac mural thrombi in a patient who died from complications of HIT.
Medical subject headings
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Fibrinolytic Agents
- Graft Occlusion, Vascular
- Heparin
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombosis