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Can any doctor suggest heparin to someone who has a history of hit syndrome?
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Avoid heparin: If a lab has confirmed HIT with a serotonin release assay, then that person should *not* receive a heparin product ever again, particularly not within 100 days of exposure. Some non heparin anticoagulants that could be considered include bivalirudin, argatroban, dabigatran, desirudin, or danaparoid.
Answered 9/18/2015
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Contraindicated !: HIT (Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia) is a life-threatening complication and the patient should continue on a non-heparin anticoagulant.
Answered 9/19/2015
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