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EHA Guidelines on the management of children and adults with hemoglobin SC disease
Abstract HbSC disease is the second most common type of sickle cell disease (SCD) in populations of African origin. Although it is often grouped together with other types of SCD, particularly sickle cell anemia (HbSS), it has unique pathophysiology and a different spectrum of laboratory and clinical features.
David C. Rees +15 more
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ABSTRACT Background and Aims Prolonged antibiotic therapy in ventilator‐associated pneumonia (VAP) contributes to antimicrobial resistance. Inhaled heparin has pleiotropic anti‐inflammatory and mucolytic properties. This trial evaluated whether adjunctive nebulized heparin reduces antibiotic duration in VAP using a procalcitonin (PCT)‐guided ...
Anoush Dehnadi Moghadam +2 more
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Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with or without thrombosis has been recognized increasingly as a serious complication of heparin use. This article reviews type II heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, which is mediated by an antibody that in most cases has specificity for a complex between heparin and platelet factor 4, a secreted platelet alpha-granule ...
K L, Kaplan, C W, Francis
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Complete Penile Necrosis in a Patient With Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report
Penile necrosis is a rare condition that has been mostly described in association with diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease. We report an unusual case of acute penile necrosis because of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Anne-Sophie Blais +2 more
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Hypertriglyceridemia: Causes, Consequences, Diagnosis, and Management
Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) arises from the interplay between genetic susceptibility and secondary or precipitating factors, leading to dysregulated triglyceride‐rich lipoprotein (TRL) metabolism. Increased TRL production and impaired clearance promote distinct risk phenotypes: accumulation of apolipoprotein B(apoB)‐containing TRL remnants contributes ...
Shanshan Qi +9 more
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Background Thrombocytopenia is a common and multifaceted complication in patients receiving heparin therapy during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Its development may result from several mechanisms, such as platelet consumption, hemodilution,
Mashael AlFaifi +6 more
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ABSTRACT Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a rare cause of acute cor pulmonale, typically associated with advanced solid tumors; its occurrence as the initial presentation of multiple myeloma (MM) has not been described. A 45‐year‐old woman developed acute right heart failure on postoperative day 1 after uterine myomectomy ...
Jianwei Cui, Bingzhen Zhao, Xin Ding
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This study is a comprehensive post‐market analysis of the Xenios console and XLung kit 230 preconfigured ECMO tubing set in post‐cardiotomy applications. The performance of this device was evaluated and demonstrated in all key clinical areas, with an adequate safety profile.
Luca Conci +9 more
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Background Heparin, a widely utilized anticoagulant in hemodialysis (HD), is known to sometimes trigger the release of heparin-platelet factor 4 (HPF4) antibodies.
Omar Abdelaziz Mohamed +3 more
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Introduction: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an autoimmune life-threatening prothrombotic syndrome associated with low platelet count after heparin exposure. Spontaneous heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (S-HIT) is an even less frequent variant
Mehdi Kashani +2 more
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