Heart transplantation using bivalirudin as anticoagulant
Sinan A. Simsir 1*,
Ernst R. Schwarz 1,
Lawrence S.C. Czer 1,
Solomon I. Hamburg 1
1 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: sinan.simsir{at}cshs.org.
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Abstract |
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We present the case of a man with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and acute idiopathic decompensated cardiomyopathy who underwent successful heart transplantation with the use of bivalirudin as anticoagulant.
Keywords: Transplantation; Heart; Adult