An unusual case of bilateral pulmonary embolism in a patient on dual venous thromboprophylaxis, secondary to heparin induced thrombocytopenia

• Main Authors: Antony Lixon (Author), Ebad Ur Rahman (Author), Chitra Annie Mohan (Author), Bikas Bhattarai (Author), Frances Schmidt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Heparin Induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rare, immune-mediated complication of heparin, associated with both thrombocytopenia and paradoxical thrombotic events. Initial diagnosis is made clinically when platelet count falls by 30% to <100 × 109cells/l or a > 50% decrease from baseline count...