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Article: Watch for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(Clinical report)
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- Internal Medicine News
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- August 15, 2006
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CHICAGO -- Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is common, underrecognized, and associated with high morbidity and mortality, Dr. Gary L. Schaer said at a satellite symposium held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.
Preliminary data from the U.S. multicenter Complications After Thrombocytopenia Caused by Heparin (CATCH) registry illustrate the scale of the problem. Among 1,132 CATCH enrollees in coronary care units on heparin with thrombocytopenia, a diagnosis of assay-positive heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) was confirmed in 7.1%.
And among another 2,440 CATCH participants enrolled ...