heparin
肝素,肝磷脂,石蜡,羊脂球
Definitions
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- : Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- : Pharmacology. a commercial form of this substance, obtained from the liver and lungs of domesticated food animals, that when injected into the blood prevents coagulation: used chiefly in the treatment of thrombosis.
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The vaccine-induced condition is similar to what happens with heparin, a blood thinner that can also attach to PF4.
Doctors should avoid treating patients with the clots with the blood thinner heparin, as that common treatment could prompt an immune reaction that leads to even more clots.
Most notably, physicians are advised to avoid using heparin, a common treatment for blood clots, because it can exacerbate the vaccine-related condition.
Most notably, physicians are advised to avoid using heparin, a common treatment for blood clots, because it can make the possibly vaccine-related condition worse.
Patients with HIT develop blood clots when treated with the commonly used anti-coagulant drug heparin.
In 2008, the drug heparin was tied to dozens of deaths after most of the active ingredient was swapped with a counterfeit.