Clinical Significance of the Serotonin Release Assay and Platelet Count Monitoring After Cardiac Surgery

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is one of the serious complications in patients who undergo cardiac surgery. However, there remains a major problem in diagnosing HIT because the current immunological assays for detection of HIT antibody have limitations. Furthermore, the clinical course of th...

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