Successful treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with apixaban in a patient with chronic kidney disease requiring hemodialysis.

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a prothrombotic state that can affect patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hemodialysis (HD). This case highlights the potential usefulness of apixaban therapy for patients with HIT and CKD on HD.