Heparin-Induced thrombocytopenia: IgG-Mediated platelet activation, platelet microparticle generation, and altered procoagulant/anticoagulant balance in the pathogenesis of thrombosis and venous limb gangrene complicating heparin-Induced thrombocytopenia

Until recently, the confusing clinical profile of HIT and the widespread unavailability of reliable diagnostic assays have conspired to produce under-recognition-if not frank skepticism-of the clinical importance of HIT. However, during the 1990s, HIT has emerged as one of the major-if not the most important-immunohematologic problems in clinical medicine. The clinical and laboratory investigations summarized here have contributed to a greater …