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

• Главные авторы: Antony Lixon (Автор), Ebad Ur Rahman (Автор), Chitra Annie Mohan (Автор), Bikas Bhattarai (Автор), Frances Schmidt (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...