[HSF] HIT and CPB

[Claudia Teles]

2007/5/31, Hgrmd at aol.com <Hgrmd at aol.com>:
>
> Enrique,
> Thanks for your input.  Does the prostacyclin somehow make  heparin safe
> to
> use in the presence of HIT?



Yes, but it does not prevent heparin to elicit the immune response. And the
patient will be sensitive to heparin for the next 6 months after receiving
the epoprostanol.

 If this is a stupid question,  please forgive my
> relative lack of knowledge in the more arcane aspects of  hematology.
> Hal


No, it is an important question. - also I would like to see if these
patients have the same incidence of venous and/or arterial thrombotic events
as the patients who received DTIs for the bypass.

Best,

Claudia Teles

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Claudia Teles
Hemostasis Section - Instituto Estadual de Cardiologia Aloysio de Castro
Hemostasis Lab coordinator - Diagnosticos da America