The article discusses the occurrence of high prolong partial thromboplastin (PTT) values in hospitalized patients under low-dose unfractionated heparin (LD-UFH) therapy for thromboembolic prophylaxis. It reports the case of a 73-year-old woman with diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and chronic ...
If the PTT corrects initially but prolongs again after incubation (meaning if thePTT is at least 15% longer than the normal reagent plasma’s incubated PTT ) –> anti-VIII should be suspected. This can be confirmed by obtaining a Factor VIII level which will be low in case of presence ...
unexpectedly high ptt values after low-dose heparin prophylaxis:report of a casethromboembolic (te) prophylaxis using low-dose unfractionated heparin (ld-ufh), ie, 5000 iu given subcutaneously twice or 3 times daily is effective, has low bleeding risk, and is generally not expected to prolong ...