BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.35, sa.6, ss.950-957, 2020 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
Introduction: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a potentially lethal complication of unfractionated or low-molecular weight heparin therapy. We aimed to determine the incidence and mortality rate of patients with positive heparin/platelet factor 4 (PF4) antibodies, which is a rapid detection test of HIT.