Parenteral Anticoagulants
Heparin therapy is monitored using the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT).
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is the development of a low platelet count following initiation of heparin therapy. It is caused by the formation of abnormal antibodies that activate platelets.
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is the development of a low platelet count following initiation of heparin therapy. It is caused by the formation of abnormal antibodies that activate platelets.