Acute Serious Thrombocytopenia Associated with Intracoronary Tirofiban Use for Primary Angioplasty

Tirofiban, a specific glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor, may cause extensive thrombocytopenia with an incidence of 0.2% to 0.5%. We report the case of a 50-year-old man who developed thrombocytopenia after tirofiban use (both intracoronary and peripheral) over hours and the successful management of th...

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Main Authors: Yurtdaş, Mustafa, Yaylali, Yalin Tolga, Aladağ, Nesim, Özdemir, Mahmut, Atay, Memiş Hilmi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970359/