Intra‐cardiac thrombosis in the setting of heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia

Key clinical message is to know that HIT is a massive thrombotic storm. Atrial fibrillation cardioversion might not be safe in HIT using the standard 48‐hour cutoff from arrhythmia onset. Also, the case serves as a reminder of how to suspect, diagnose, and treat HIT. Key clinical message is to know...

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Published in:	Clinical case reports Vol. 9; no. 8; pp. e04677 - n/a
Main Author:	Mohamed, Amr
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-08-2021 John Wiley and Sons Inc Wiley
Subjects:	atrial fibrillation Blood clots Cardiac arrhythmia Cardioversion Case reports Clinical Image Clinical Images heparin Laboratories Thrombocytopenia Thrombosis heparin atrial fibrillation thrombosis thrombocytopenia
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Summary:	Key clinical message is to know that HIT is a massive thrombotic storm. Atrial fibrillation cardioversion might not be safe in HIT using the standard 48‐hour cutoff from arrhythmia onset. Also, the case serves as a reminder of how to suspect, diagnose, and treat HIT. Key clinical message is to know that HIT is a massive thrombotic storm. Atrial fibrillation cardioversion might not be safe in HIT using the standard 48‐hour cutoff from arrhythmia onset. Also, the case serves as a reminder of how to suspect, diagnose, and treat HIT.
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ISSN:	2050-0904 2050-0904
DOI:	10.1002/ccr3.4677