The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1391
May 28, 2012
Choice of Drugs for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
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Choice of Drugs for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
May 28, 2012 (Issue: 1391)
A reader has asked us to review the choice of drugs for
heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), a prothrombotic
state with high morbidity and mortality. Three recent
publications have made somewhat different recommendations
on its treatment.
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