A fatal complication after repair of post-infarction ventricular septal rupture: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with thrombosis.

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.

journal_name

Cardiovasc J Afr

authors

Nazli Y,Colak N,Demircelik B,Alpay MF,Cakir O,Cagli K

doi

10.5830/CVJA-2015-001

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-05-23 00:00:00

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e11-5

issue

3

eissn

1995-1892

issn

1680-0745

journal_volume

26

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