The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages e56-e58 , September 2010

Novel use of plasmapheresis in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia requiring urgent insertion of a left ventricular assist device under cardiopulmonary bypass

Received 7 November 2009 ,Revised 24 February 2010 ,Accepted 9 June 2010.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00628-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.018

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages e56-e58 , September 2010

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