Abstract
A 32-year-old woman presented with an acute anterior-lateral myocardial infarction 7 days postpartum. Coronary angiography revealed an occlusive left main coronary artery dissection. After coronary artery bypass surgery the patient's cardiac function improved and stabilized. Thrombocytopenia and a femoral artery thrombosis after 9 days of heparin exposure marked the development of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis that was successfully managed with argatroban, a direct thrombin inhibitor anticoagulant.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1025-1027 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 24 2001 |