Highlights the risk of acute stent occlusion due to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis during carotid stenting in patients with prior heparin exposure.
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May warrant HIT consideration in acute carotid stent occlusion after heparin exposure; case report leaves open need for screening studies.
Heparin induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis is a potential complication of any procedure following previous heparin exposure. A case is described of acute in-stent occlusion during carotid stenting due to heparin induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis. Management options are also discussed.
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Stotts et al. (2011) studied this question.
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