Massive Left Atrial Thrombus in Two Patients with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Type II after Cardiac Surgery

• Published in: TH open : companion journal to thrombosis and haemostasis Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. e334 - e337
• Main Authors: Mandryk, Yuriy, Czesla, Markus, Mogilansky, Christian, Stefkova, Kristina, Drees, Aloys, Massoudy, Parwis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Stuttgart · New York Georg Thieme Verlag KG 01.07.2018
• Subjects: argatroban; Case Report; endocardial cryoablation; heparin-induced thrombocytopenia; mitral valve replacement; endocardial cryoablation; mitral valve replacement; argatroban; heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Abstract Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II (HIT type II) can have devastating consequences in cardiac surgical patients. We report two cases of massive left atrial thrombus after mitral valve replacement and endocardial cryoablation in patients with HIT type II.