Journal article
Thrombocytopenia in Patients With an Acute Coronary Syndrome (from the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events [GRACE])
Abstract
The incidence of thrombocytopenia after hospital admission, patient and treatment characteristics, and outcomes in patients enrolled in the prospective multinational GRACE were examined. Heparin (unfractionated or low molecular weight) and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa-inhibition can be associated with immune-mediated thrombocytopenia of clinical importance. The prevalence of thrombocytopenia in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) in general …
Authors
Gore JM; Spencer FA; Gurfinkel EP; López-Sendón J; Steg PG; Granger CB; FitzGerald G; Agnelli G; Investigators G
Journal
The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 103, No. 2, pp. 175–180
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
1 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.08.055
ISSN
0002-9149