Immune reactions to heparin and in particular heparin-induced thrombocytopenia are not rare and potentially fatal complications of heparin treatment. These conditions are frequently underdiagnosed in cardiac surgery. Moreover, few data are available in the literature about the use of alternative anticoagulants to heparin in this setting. We describe the successful use of bivalirudin in 2 patients with hypersensitivity to heparin who underwent cardiac surgery.
Bivalirudin and cardiac surgery: two case reports / S.Caciolli; D.Prisco; P.Stefano. - In: GIORNALE ITALIANO DI CARDIOLOGIA. - ISSN 1972-6481. - STAMPA. - 9:(2008), pp. 372-374.
Bivalirudin and cardiac surgery: two case reports
PRISCO, DOMENICO;P. Stefano
2008
Abstract
Immune reactions to heparin and in particular heparin-induced thrombocytopenia are not rare and potentially fatal complications of heparin treatment. These conditions are frequently underdiagnosed in cardiac surgery. Moreover, few data are available in the literature about the use of alternative anticoagulants to heparin in this setting. We describe the successful use of bivalirudin in 2 patients with hypersensitivity to heparin who underwent cardiac surgery.
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