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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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Successful use of fondaparinux for perioperative bridging in a patient with a mechanical heart valve and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
CR Pruthvi, Krishna Prasad, Dinakar Bootla, V Krishna Santosh, Parag Barwad
Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute for Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Parag Barwad
Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh - 160 012
India
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DOI: 10.4103/joah.joah_62_19
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The mechanical heart valve prosthesis is a thrombotic state requiring anticoagulation at therapeutic doses. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is both a thrombotic and bleeding state which has a high chance of recurrence when heparin is reinitiated. Unfractionated heparin and low molecular-weight heparin are the standard of care for bridging therapy that are on anticoagulation with warfarin for various reasons. However, perioperative bridging in patients having a prior history of HIT is often elusive. We successfully used fondaparinux as a bridging agent for warfarin in a mitral valve replacement patient with a history of HIT. |
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