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Heparinization during percutaneous cardiac catheterization in children.

H Netz1, B Madu, G Röhner

  • 1Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, FRG.

Pediatric Cardiology
|January 1, 1987
PubMed
Summary

Heparin significantly increases activated clotting time (ACT) in children with congenital heart disease, with effects lasting over an hour. Monitoring ACT is crucial for further heparin dosing in these patients.

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