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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:1048. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.03.022
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Acute Profound Thrombocytopenia After Treatment With Tirofiban and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Is There a Paradox?

Federico Bizzarri, MD, Giacomo Frati, MD

Cardiac Surgery Unit-Polo Pontino, Department of Heart and Great Vessels "Attilio Reale", University of Rome "Sapienza", Via F. Faggiana 34, Latina, 04100 Italy

(Email: federico.bizzarri@uniroma1.it).

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To the Editor:

I read with interest the case report by Beiras-Fernandez and colleagues [1].

This case report reveals one more time how challenging it is to operate on patients with acute coronary syndrome and IIB–IIIa receptor antagonist infusion, such as tirofiban hydrochloride, because of the risk of profound bleeding . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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