Combination of 4Ts score and PF4/H-PaGIA for diagnosis and management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: prospective cohort study Journal Articles

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Key Points A negative PaGIA test in a patient with low/intermediate 4Ts score excludes HIT with a high level of confidence. A low 4Ts score was insufficient to exclude HIT in some cases because the posttest probability of HIT with a positive PaGIA was moderate.

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July 30, 2015

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1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology (FoR)
1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine (FoR)
Adult (MeSH)
Aged (MeSH)
Aged, 80 and over (MeSH)
Algorithms (MeSH)
Anticoagulants (MeSH)
Cohort Studies (MeSH)
Female (MeSH)
Heparin (MeSH)
Humans (MeSH)
Immunoassay (MeSH)
Immunoglobulin G (MeSH)
Immunology (Science Metrix)
Male (MeSH)
Middle Aged (MeSH)
Platelet Factor 4 (MeSH)
Prospective Studies (MeSH)
Serotonin (MeSH)
Thrombocytopenia (MeSH)
Treatment Outcome (MeSH)

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Blood Journal