Journal article
Challenging anticoagulation cases: A case of acute pulmonary embolism in a patient with chronic thrombocytopenia
Abstract
We present a case of acute pulmonary embolism in a patient with myelofibrosis and thrombocytopenia. The patient had a history of portal vein thrombosis and had taken warfarin for the past six years. At the time of his pulmonary embolism diagnosis, his INR was 1.5 and platelet count 58 × 109/L. This article discusses how to balance the risk of thrombosis against the risk of bleeding, and reviews the options for pulmonary embolism treatment …
Authors
de Wit K; Linkins L-A
Journal
Thrombosis Research, Vol. 198, , pp. 83–85
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.thromres.2020.11.035
ISSN
0049-3848