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Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Patients Treated with Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin or Unfractionated Heparin

Theodore E. Warkentin, Mark N. Levine, Jack Hirsh, Peter Horsewood, Robin S. Roberts, Michael Gent, John G. Kelton

New England Journal of Medicine · 1995 · 2.3K citations · 37 references

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Abstract

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, associated thrombotic events, and heparin-dependent IgG antibodies are more common in patients treated with unfractionated heparin than in those treated with low-molecular-weight heparin.

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