Progressive thrombocytopenia after cardiac surgery in a 67-year-old man

CMAJ. 2014 Sep 2;186(12):929-33. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.131449. Epub 2014 Apr 22.

Authors

Ilana Kopolovic¹, Theodore E Warkentin²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine (Kopolovic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Warkentin), Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. kopolovi@ualberta.ca.
² Department of Medicine (Kopolovic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Warkentin), Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
Coronary Artery Bypass*
Disease Progression
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Heparin / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications / chemically induced*
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*
Thrombocytopenia / diagnosis

Substances

Anticoagulants
Heparin