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Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia Successfully Treated With Fondaparinux

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Seldrum, Stéphanie [UCL] Lambert, Michel [UCL] Hainaut, Philippe

We report the successful treatment of a patient with HIT-associated venous thrombosis by fondaparinux, a synthetic pentasaccharide. Although not yet approved for this indication, this new anticoagulant may be a useful alternative in the setting of HIT.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Publication date 2009
Language Anglais
Journal information "Acta Clinica Belgica (Multilingual Edition)" - Vol. 64, no. 2, p. 144-146 (2009)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Acta Clinica Belgica (Ghent)
issn 0001-5512
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - MD/MINT - Département de médecine interne
Keywords heparin-induced thrombocytopenia ; anticoagulants ; fondaparinux ; thrombo-embolism
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Bibliographic reference Seldrum, Stéphanie ; Lambert, Michel ; Hainaut, Philippe. Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia Successfully Treated With Fondaparinux. In: Acta Clinica Belgica (Multilingual Edition), Vol. 64, no. 2, p. 144-146 (2009)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/35676