title: Abrupt vessel closure following platelet transfusion post-PTCA.
abstract: A successful PTCA was complicated by abrupt closure following a platelet transfusion which was given for control of local bleeding. Possible mechanisms of abrupt closure are discussed. Recommendation is made to avoid giving platelet transfusion following PTCA.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Hypertension, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick 08903-0019.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gutowski
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kauffman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lacy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000502:physiology; D017713:Platelet Transfusion; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence