Fatal heparin-induced thrombocytopenia 8 months after prior exposure to heparin

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2008 Oct;22(5):732-4. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2007.10.003. Epub 2008 Jan 11.

Authors

Claudia Crimi¹, Lorenzo Berra, Aman Kalra, Rae Allain, Richard P Cambria

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

PMID: 18922432
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2007.10.003

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Heparin / adverse effects*
Humans
Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*
Time Factors

Substances

Anticoagulants
Heparin