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External validation of the HIT Expert Probability (HEP) score.

Lee Joseph, Marcelo P V Gomes, Firas Al Solaiman

  • 1Esther S. H. Kim, MD, MPH, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue/J3-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA, Tel.: +1 216 444 1680, Fax: +1 216 636 6958,

Thrombosis and Haemostasis
|January 16, 2015
PubMed
Summary

The HIT Expert Probability (HEP) score shows similar diagnostic accuracy to the 4T score for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). Further validation of the HEP score is needed before widespread clinical use.

Keywords:
Heparinsthrombocytopeniathrombosis

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