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Thromb Haemost 2014; 112(03): 624-626
DOI: 10.1160/TH13-11-0936
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Impact of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia on acute coronary artery thrombosis in patients undergoing PCI

Takuma Maeda
1   Division of Transfusion Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
,
Teruo Noguchi
2   Department of Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
,
Shin Saito
3   Department of Cardiology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine and Hospital, Aomori, Japan
,
Rei Yoshioka
4   Department of Cardiology, Yanagawa Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
,
Eishun Horibe
5   Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Takayama Hospital, Gifu, Japan
,
Sunao Miyanaga
6   Department of Cardiology, Sendai Medical Association Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
,
Shu Seguchi
1   Division of Transfusion Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
,
Yoshiaki Kanaumi
1   Division of Transfusion Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
,
Takeshi Kawai
1   Division of Transfusion Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
,
Hitoshi Okazaki
7   Department of Transfusion Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
,
Shigeki Miyata
1   Division of Transfusion Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
› Author Affiliations Financial support:This research was supported by a Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan and Intramural Research Fund (22–1–1) for Cardiovascular Disease of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center.
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Received: 14 November 2013

Accepted after major revision: 24 April 2014

Publication Date:
20 November 2017 (online)

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