Successful pregnancy after pulmonary embolism and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia--case report

The authors present the case of a nulliparous 34-year-old patient. At the tenth week of gestation, she developed phlebothrombosis of veins of the right leg and massive pulmonary embolism. After thrombolytic and heparin therapy she developed rethrombosis and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical and experimental obstetrics & gynecology 2013, Vol.40 (2), p.307-308
Hauptverfasser:	Plesinac, S, Babović, I, Karapandzić, V Plesinac
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acenocoumarol - administration & dosage Adult Anticoagulants Cesarean Section Chondroitin Sulfates Dermatan Sulfate Female Fibrinolytic Agents Gestational Age Heparin - adverse effects Heparitin Sulfate Hirudins - administration & dosage Humans Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications - drug therapy Pregnancy Complications - etiology Pregnancy Outcome Pulmonary Embolism - complications Pulmonary Embolism - drug therapy Recombinant Proteins - administration & dosage Thrombocytopenia - drug therapy Thrombocytopenia - etiology Venous Thrombosis - complications Venous Thrombosis - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	The authors present the case of a nulliparous 34-year-old patient. At the tenth week of gestation, she developed phlebothrombosis of veins of the right leg and massive pulmonary embolism. After thrombolytic and heparin therapy she developed rethrombosis and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II. Lepirudin was introduced in therapy and in the 12th week of gestation acenocumarol was added. After the 34th week, she received danaparoid sodium. After a week, by cesarean section, a healthy and mature female was delivered.
ISSN:	0390-6663