Korean Circ J.  2013 Apr;43(4):221-222. 10.4070/kcj.2013.43.4.221.

Acute Stent Thrombosis and Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia: Another Manifestation of Kounis Syndrome?

• Kounis NG
• Soufras GD
• Almpanis G
• Tsigkas G
• Mazarakis

• KMID: 2224943
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2013.43.4.221

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Heparin
Stents
Thrombosis
Heparin

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