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Haematologica, Vol 91, Issue 8_Suppl, ECR40-ECR40
Copyright © 2006 by Ferrata Storti Foundation

Case Reports

Heparin- induced thrombocytopenia occurring in the first trimester of pregnancy: successful treatment with lepirudin. A case report

A Furlan, F Vianello, M Clementi, and P Prandoni

University of Padua Medical School, Padova, Italy.

The management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) in pregnancy represents a medical challenge. The advent of new antithrombotic agents that do not cross-react with platelet factor 4 and heparin antibodies represents an important progress, and they are of utmost interest in special situations such as early pregnancy, a situation where the teratogenicity of warfarin precludes its use.




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