title: Successful pregnancy after pulmonary embolism and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia--case report.
abstract: The authors present the case of a nulliparous 34-year-old patient. At the tenth week of gestation, she developed phlebothrombosis of veins of the right leg and massive pulmonary embolism. After thrombolytic and heparin therapy she developed rethrombosis and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II. Lepirudin was introduced in therapy and in the 12th week of gestation acenocumarol was added. After the 34th week, she received danaparoid sodium. After a week, by cesarean section, a healthy and mature female was delivered.
authors: Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. plesinac@hotmail.com
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Plesinac
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Babović
authors: V Plesinac
authors: VP
authors: Karapandzić
mesh_terms: D000074:Acenocoumarol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates; D003871:Dermatan Sulfate; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D005865:Gestational Age; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006497:Heparan Sulfate; D006629:Hirudins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000074:Acenocoumarol; D000925:Anticoagulants; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates; D003871:Dermatan Sulfate; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006493:Heparin; D006497:Heparan Sulfate; D006629:Hirudins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C035838:danaparoid; C083544:lepirudin