Abstract:
:Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rare but potentially devastating and life-threatening complication from using heparin. HIT not only causes thrombocytopenia, but it also carries an increased risk for fatal thrombotic complications. In this report, we describe the case of a patient in whom fatal HIT developed after successful surgical repair of a posterior post-infarction ventricular septal rupture with cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Cardiovasc J Afrjournal_title
Cardiovascular journal of Africaauthors
Nazli Y,Colak N,Demircelik B,Alpay MF,Cakir O,Cagli Kdoi
10.5830/CVJA-2015-001subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-05-23 00:00:00pages
e11-5issue
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1995-1892issn
1680-0745journal_volume
26pub_type
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
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doi:
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
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doi:10.5830/CVJA-2017-013
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
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doi:10.5830/CVJA-2017-035
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5830/CVJA-2015-056
更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5830/CVJA-2014-013
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5830/CVJA-2010-051
更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
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doi:
更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Cardiovascular journal of Africa
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