RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Thrombolytic therapy in acute pulmonary embolism due to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1800
OP 1802
VO 26
IS 11
A1 Alafify, Azza A.
A1 Al-Khuwaitir, Tarig S.
A1 Al-Mugheiri, Abdurahman M.
A1 Ndao, Djibril M
YR 2005
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/26/11/1800.abstract
AB Hospitalized patients are in danger of deep venous thrombosis either due to a genetic tendency, immobilization or the underlying medical condition. Paradoxically heparin, the substance used to prevent this complication, can lead to thrombo-embolic phenomena, which can be life threatening. We report a case of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, which caused a massive pulmonary embolism, and its management by administering a thrombolytic agent in a situation where bleeding seems inevitable.