Antecol D H, Walley V M, Chan K L
Division of Cardiology, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1994 Sep-Oct;7(5):550-2. doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80016-3.
Heparin-associated thrombocytopenia with thrombosis is a rare but serious complication in patients receiving heparin therapy. We report a case of a patient with this complication who had massive thrombosis within the descending thoracic aorta detected by transesophageal echocardiography. Our case suggests that a transesophageal echocardiographic examination can be useful in the early diagnosis of heparin-associated thrombocytopenia and thrombosis.
