First report of tirofiban-induced anemia (found in combination with severe thrombocytopenia). Texas Heart Institute journal / from the Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital [Tex Heart Inst J] Journal article | | Title | First report of tirofiban-induced anemia (found in combination with severe thrombocytopenia). | | Author(s) | Sakellariou D, Pastromas S, Koulouris S, Manolis AS | | Institution | 1st Cardiology Department, Evagelismos Hospital, 45-47 Ypsilantou Str., Athens, Greece. | | Source | Tex Heart Inst J 2009; 36(1):55-7. | | Abstract | We describe the case of a 58-year-old man who developed acute severe anemia and thrombocytopenia after the administration of tirofiban following coronary artery angioplasty. The intravenous administration of IgG immunoglobulin completely resolved both the anemia and the thrombocytopenia. Although thrombocytopenia has been reported as a sequela to the use of tirofiban, there has been no prior report of a link between tirofiban use and anemia. Our successful resolution of both the anemia and the thrombocytopenia with immunoglobulin supports the theory that these severe sequelae of tirofiban are of autoimmune origin. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19436788 |
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