Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Severe COVID-19

Circulation. 2020 Nov 10;142(19):1875-1877. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.049015. Epub 2020 Sep 29.
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Keywords: COVID-19; heparin; thrombocytopenia.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antibodies / blood
  • Antibodies / immunology
  • Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / pathology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  • Female
  • Heparin / adverse effects*
  • Heparin / chemistry
  • Heparin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Platelet Factor 4 / chemistry
  • Platelet Factor 4 / immunology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / pathology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Thrombocytopenia / diagnosis
  • Thrombocytopenia / etiology*
  • Venous Thrombosis / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Anticoagulants
  • Platelet Factor 4
  • Heparin