Off-pump coronary artery bypass with heparin in a patient with a history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: a case report

Abstract Background Cardiovascular surgery for patients with a history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) with thrombosis requires careful perioperative anticoagulation therapy. When cardiovascular surgery is required for patients having ‘remote’ HIT, such as those who had a history of HIT an...

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Main Authors: Yuya Ito, Aya Saito, Yuki Shirai, Noboru Motomura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-12-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01339-9