HIV Infection Increases the Risk of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

The incidence of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected inpatients was compared with that in a control group that was not known to be infected with HIV in a retrospective cohort study. HIV-infected patients receiving heparin therapy, especially unfractionated...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2007-11, Vol.45 (10), p.1393-1396
Main Authors: Thompson, George R., Lawrence, Valerie A., Crawford, George E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
AIDS
Antibodies
Antiretroviral drugs
Biological and medical sciences
Cohort Studies
Comparative analysis
Female
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Heparin
Heparin - adverse effects
Heparin - therapeutic use
HIV
HIV infections
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV/AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human viral diseases
Humans
Immunodeficiencies
Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies
Immunopathology
Incidence
Infections
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Platelet diseases and coagulopathies
Platelets
Retrospective Studies
Risk
Statistical significance
Texas - epidemiology
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopenia - chemically induced
Thrombocytopenia - epidemiology
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Viruses
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Summary:The incidence of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected inpatients was compared with that in a control group that was not known to be infected with HIV in a retrospective cohort study. HIV-infected patients receiving heparin therapy, especially unfractionated heparin therapy, were at increased risk of developing heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, compared with HIV-uninfected patients.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/522761