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A Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia with Thrombosis in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts Can Be Fatal: A Case Report.

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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Heparin is the preferred anticoagulant for cardiac surgery because of its easy availability, monitoring and reversibility. A
few set of patients who are exposed to heparin in the past have a risk of developing heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
which can be dreadful while undergoing any cardiac interventions.

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10.21608/ejca.2024.388897

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cardiac surgery, Heparin, HIT, Thrombosis

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Arumugam

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Arunkumar

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Institute of Cardiac and Aortic Disorders, SIMS Hospitals, Chennai, India

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drarunkumarpdy@gmail.com

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Kishore

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Rajeev

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Ibrahim

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Mohammed

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Idhrees

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Mohammed

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Aju

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Jacob

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Velayudhan

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Bashi

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18

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51244

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2024-04-01

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2024-10-24

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2024-04-01

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22

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24

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1687-9090

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2090-326X

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The Egyptian Journal of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia

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https://ejca.journals.ekb.eg/

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A Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia with Thrombosis in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts Can Be Fatal: A Case Report.

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20 Dec 2024