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Early heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia (HIT) after cardiac surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2006

F. Pappalardo
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
G. Crescenzi
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
A. Franco
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
A. Zangrillo
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
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2006 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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