Heparin - induced thrombocytopenia: laboratory investigation and confirmation of diagnosis

We report here on the usefulness of the 14C-serotonin release assay for the laboratory confirmation of the clinical diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome (HITS). Over the past 3 yrs, some 140 individual serum samples have been tested in our laboratory for heparin-associated anti-pla...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pathology 1992, Vol.24 (3), p.177-183
Hauptverfasser:	Favaloro, Emmanuel J., Bernal-Hoyos, Elizabeth, Exner, Thomas, Koutts, Jerry
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Blood Platelets - metabolism Carbon Radioisotopes Heparin - adverse effects Heparin antibodies HITS Humans laboratory diagnosis Platelet Aggregation Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Serotonin thrombocytopenia Thrombocytopenia - blood Thrombocytopenia - chemically induced Thrombocytopenia - diagnosis
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