| Literature DB >> 11304842 |
Abstract
Heparin induced thrombocytopenia thrombosis (HIT/T) is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis is essentially clinical and negative results of laboratory assays do not exclude the diagnosis. Treatment involves stopping all heparin immediately and giving an alternative thrombin inhibitor. The adoption of low molecular weight heparins is one reason for the reduced incidence of this disease in recent years.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11304842 PMCID: PMC1731401 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.54.4.272
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Pathol ISSN: 0021-9746 Impact factor: 3.411