title: Acute Stent Thrombosis and Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia in a Patient With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
abstract: Heparin is an essential drug in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome and it is used during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), albeit a serious complication of heparin therapy characterized by thrombocytopenia and high risk for venous and arterial thrombosis, has rarely been previously reported during PCI. We report a case of an acute stent thrombosis due to an unusual cause, HIT during primary PCI, in a patient with acute myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Hong Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Hyuck Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Sang Woong
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Han Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Ji Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Ho Myung
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyun Ok
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Yun Kyeong
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Hyoung Seob
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hyungseop
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chang Wook
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Seung Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.forename: Yoon Nyun
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kwon Bae
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Heparin; Myocardial infarction; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombosis