Thromb Haemost 2007; 98(02): 470-472
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-11-0673
Case Report
Schattauer GmbH

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia II-induced critical limb ischaemia treated with urokinase and argatroban

Jan Beyer
1   Division of Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine 3
,
Kai Halbritter
1   Division of Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine 3
,
Matthias Weise
2   Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Medicine
,
Johannes Leonhard
3   Department of Radiology, University Hospital “Carl Gustav Carus”, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
,
Sebastian Schellong
1   Division of Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine 3
› Author Affiliations
Further Information

Publication History

Received 28 November 2006

Accepted after revision 15 May 2007

Publication Date:
28 November 2017 (online)

 

 
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