1. Incidence and Prognostic Significance of Thrombocytopenia in Patients Treated With Prolonged Heparin Therapy.
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Oliveira, Gustavo B. F., Crespo, Eric M., Becker, Richard C., Honeycutt, Emily F., Abrams, Charles S., Anstrom, Kevin J., Berger, Peter B., Davidson-Ray, Linda D., Eisenstein, Eric L., Kleiman, Neal S., Moliterno, David J., Moll, Stephan, Rice, Lawrence, Rodgers, Jo E., Steinhubl, Steven R., Tapson, Victor F., Ohman, E. Magnus, and Granger, Christopher B.
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THROMBOCYTOPENIA ,BLOOD platelet disorders ,PROGNOSTIC tests ,HEPARIN ,MEDICAL research ,THERAPEUTIC complications ,DIAGNOSIS ,DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
The article focuses on the study on the prognostic significance of patients with Thrombocytopenia treated with heparin therapy. According to the author, association of heparin use with the thrombocytopenia is underrecognized and undertreated. The study was conducted in 2420 patients in 48 hospitals in the United States, of which 48 percent are women. The author concludes that the thrombocytopenia frequently occurs with patients who are treated with prolonged heparin therapy, and that it is associated with a worse but short-term clinical outcome.
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- 2008
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