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Differential diagnosis and management of acute profound thrombocytopenia by tirofiban : A case report

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Although the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors have improved outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), therapy with these agents may cause thrombocytopenia with bleeding complications. This adverse effect is seemed to be rare with tirofiban. In this report, we describe a case of acute profound thrombocytopenia within two hours of tirofiban administration and review the differential diagnosis and the management of thrombocytopenia.

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  1. Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey

    Burcu Demirkan, Yesim Guray, Umit Guray & Sule Korkmaz

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Demirkan, B., Guray, Y., Guray, U. et al. Differential diagnosis and management of acute profound thrombocytopenia by tirofiban : A case report. J Thromb Thrombolysis 22, 77–78 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11239-006-7789-1

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