Evaluation and management of thrombocytopenia and suspected heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in hospitalized patients: The Complications After Thrombocytopenia Caused by Heparin (CATCH) registry

• Published in: The American heart journal Vol. 157; no. 4; pp. 651 - 657
• Main Authors: Crespo, Eric M., MD, MPH, Oliveira, Gustavo B.F., MD, Honeycutt, Emily F., MBI, Becker, Richard C., MD, Berger, Peter B., MD, Moliterno, David J., MD, Anstrom, Kevin J., PhD, Abrams, Charles S., MD, Kleiman, Neal S., MD, Moll, Stephan, MD, Rice, Lawrence, MD, Rodgers, Jo E., PharmD, Steinhubl, Steven R., MD, Tapson, Victor F., MD, Granger, Christopher B., MD, Ohman, E. Magnus, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.04.2009; Mosby; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Anticoagulants - adverse effects; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Blood platelets; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; Clinical medicine; Coronary Disease - drug therapy; Female; Heart attacks; Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases; Hematology; Heparin - adverse effects; Heparin - therapeutic use; HIV; Hospitalization; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Incidence; Inpatients; Male; Medical sciences; Medical treatment; Middle Aged; Platelet diseases and coagulopathies; Probability; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Registries; Risk Factors; Statistical analysis; Studies; Thrombocytopenia - chemically induced; Thrombocytopenia - epidemiology; Thrombosis; Human; Thrombocytopenia; Evaluation; Platelet; Complication; Cardiovascular disease; Hemopathy; Circulatory system; Heparin; Cardiology

Background Thrombocytopenia and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) are potentially devastating paradoxical side effects of heparin therapy. We explored the evaluation, management, and clinical consequences of thrombocytopenia occurring during heparin therapy in diverse clinical settings. Methods...