Treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia after cardiac surgery: preliminary experience with fondaparinux

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Mar;139(3):790-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.11.032. Epub 2009 Feb 5.

Authors

Federico Pappalardo¹, Annamara Scandroglio, Giulia Maj, Alberto Zangrillo, Armando D'Angelo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132 Milan, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 19660283
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.11.032

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Cohort Studies
Fondaparinux
Heparin / adverse effects*
Humans
Polysaccharides / therapeutic use*
Retrospective Studies
Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*
Thrombocytopenia / drug therapy*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Polysaccharides
Heparin
Fondaparinux