Acute stent occlusion due to heparin induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis during carotid artery stenting

Grant Stotts; Chris Skinner; Cathy Code; Garnett Lawrie; Howard Lesiuk; Cheemun Lum

doi:10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010121

Acute stent occlusion due to heparin induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis during carotid artery stenting

J Neurointerv Surg. 2012 Nov;4(6):e34. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010121. Epub 2011 Nov 30.

Authors

Grant Stotts¹, Chris Skinner, Cathy Code, Garnett Lawrie, Howard Lesiuk, Cheemun Lum

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. gstotts@ottawahospital.on.ca

PMID: 22131443
DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010121

Abstract

Heparin induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis is a potential complication of any procedure following previous heparin exposure. A case is described of acute in-stent occlusion during carotid stenting due to heparin induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis. Management options are also discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
Carotid Artery, Internal / surgery
Carotid Stenosis / diagnosis
Carotid Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Carotid Stenosis / surgery
Female
Heparin / adverse effects*
Humans
Radiography
Stents / adverse effects*
Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*
Thrombocytopenia / complications
Thrombocytopenia / diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis / chemically induced*
Thrombosis / complications
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging

Substances

Heparin