Neurointervention.  2008 Feb;3(1):37-41.

Endovascular Coil Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysm Complicated by Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Radiology, KyungHee East-West Neomedical Center, Korea.
  • 2Department of Neurosurgery, KyungHee East-West Neomedical Center, Korea.
  • 3Department of Radiology, KyungHee University Medical Center, Korea.

Abstract

Heparin is commonly used to prevent and treat of thromboembolic events during the endovascular intervention. Rarely, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), which is characterized by moderate thrombocytopenia and paradoxical vascular thromboses, complicates systemic heparinization given during endovacular procedures. We present a case of an endovascular treatement of the anterior communicating artery aneurysm complicated by HIT. This case of HIT manifested thromboembolic event and intracerebral hemorrhage simultaneously.

Keyword

Aneurysm; Endovascular treatment; Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Embolization, Therapeutic*
Heparin
Intracranial Aneurysm*
Thrombocytopenia*
Thrombosis
Heparin
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