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Ann Thorac Surg
; 110(3): e161-e163, 2020 09.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32142813
RESUMEN
Perioperative anticoagulation management for patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia requiring cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest presents a clinical challenge. Alternative anticoagulants have been used but can cause significant postoperative bleeding. We report the successful use of cangrelor and heparin in a 30-year-old patient with severe heparin-induced thrombocytopenia undergoing urgent pulmonary thromboendarterectomy.