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The heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis syndrome: Treatment with intraarterial urokinase and systemic platelet aggregation inhibitors

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We report a case of the heparin-induced thrombocy-topenia and thrombosis syndrome presenting with acute ischemia of a lower limb. The patient was successfully treated by withdrawal of heparin products, intraarterial urokinase, and platelet anti-aggregation therapy consisting of Dextran and aspirin.

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  1. Department of Radiology, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, 750 E. Adams Street, 13210, Syracuse, NY, USA

    Kenneth D. Murphy M.D., Gerard McCrohan, Nitin B. Shirodkar, Oun J. Kwon & Paramjit S. Chopra

  2. Department of Surgery, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, 750 E. Adams Street, 13210, Syracuse, NY, USA

    Deborah A. DeMarta

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Murphy, K.D., McCrohan, G., DeMarta, D.A. et al. The heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis syndrome: Treatment with intraarterial urokinase and systemic platelet aggregation inhibitors. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 19, 123–127 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02563908

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