1.
CMAJ
; 165(8): 1063-4, 2001 Oct 16.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11699704
2.
Can J Gastroenterol
; 15(8): 527-30, 2001 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11544537
RESUMO
Heparin-induced hepatotoxicity is well described in the literature, but rarely recognized clinically. Two cases were recently encountered. In the first case, elevated aminotransferase levels occurred after four days of heparin therapy. In the second case, enzyme levels increased after only 8 h of heparin treatment. To the authors' knowledge, this short time interval between the administration of heparin and liver enzyme elevations has not been described. The objective of this report is to increase the clinical awareness of this interesting and under-recognized biochemical observation.