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Vaccine‐induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT): Update on diagnosis and management considering different resources

Abstract

Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a rare but severe immunological reaction to the non-replicable adenoviral vector-based COVID-19 vaccines. Extreme activation of platelets and the coagulation system leads to a high risk of death from venous or arterial thrombosis or secondary hemorrhage. Public and clinician awareness has reduced mortality of VITT by nearly 90%. The World Health Organization provided a guideline in …

Authors

Greinacher A; Langer F; Makris M; Pai M; Pavord S; Tran H; Warkentin TE

Journal

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 149–156

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

January 2022

DOI

10.1111/jth.15572

ISSN

1538-7933