Massive Left Atrial Thrombus in Two Patients with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Type II after Cardiac Surgery

Massive Left Atrial Thrombus in Two Patients with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Type II after Cardiac Surgery

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II (HIT type II) can have devastating consequences in cardiac surgical patients. We report two cases of massive left atrial thrombus after mitral valve replacement and endocardial cryoablation in patients with HIT type II.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yuriy Mandryk, Markus Czesla, Christian Mogilansky, Kristina Stefkova, Aloys Drees, Parwis Massoudy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-07-01
Series:TH Open
Subjects:
heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
argatroban
mitral valve replacement
endocardial cryoablation
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1672188

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