Gender imbalance and risk factor interactions in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is caused by antibodies against a "self" protein-platelet factor 4-bound to heparin. We observed an overrepresentation of the female gender in 290 patients who developed HIT after cardiac or orthopedic surgery compared with the representation found in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Blood Jg. 108; H. 9; S. 2937
Hauptverfasser:	Warkentin, Theodore E, Sheppard, Jo-Ann I, Sigouin, Christopher S, Kohlmann, Thomas, Eichler, Petra, Greinacher, Andreas
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	United States 01.11.2006
Schlagworte:	Databases, Factual Female Heparin - adverse effects Humans Male Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Regression Analysis Risk Factors Sex Characteristics Surgical Procedures, Operative Thrombocytopenia - chemically induced Thrombocytopenia - epidemiology
ISSN:	0006-4971
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