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Temporal presentations of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia following cardiac surgery: A single-center, retrospective cohort study.

Theodore Earl WarkentinJo-Ann I SheppardRichard P Whitlock
Published in: Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH (2022)
Approximately 90% of patients with HIT after cardiac surgery appear to develop this complication due to immunization triggered by cardiac surgery; however, in approximately 10% of patients, early presentation during the first four PODs (or intraoperatively) can be explained by recent immunizing exposure to heparin.
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