Successful intraprocedural anticoagulation with bivalirudin during pulmonary vein isolation in a patient with known heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II
We report the case of a 56-year-old female who presented with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Anamnestic heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) type II was suspected, and a rapid diagnostic test showed antibodies against platelet factor 4. The heparin-induced platelet activation-assay wa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Arrhythmia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427615001428 |