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Trombocitopenia inducida por heparina

Última revisão: 2 Oct 2025
Última atualização: 20 Jun 2023

Resumo

Definição

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • presencia de factores de riesgo
  • antecedentes de exposición reciente a la heparina
  • antecedentes de TIH
  • ausencia de enfermedades y medicamentos que causan trombocitopenia
  • antecedentes de cirugía o traumatismo recientes
  • características consecuentes con un evento tromboembólico venoso o arterial (p. ej., embolia pulmonar [EP], trombosis venosa profunda [TVP], accidente cerebrovascular, infarto de miocardio [IM]).
  • necrosis en los lugares de las inyecciones de heparina
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Other diagnostic factors

  • ausencia de sangrado
  • signos de necrosis hemorrágica suprarrenal
  • reacción sistémica aguda
  • signos de gangrena venosa en las extremidades
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Risk factors

  • exposición reciente a la heparina (dentro de los últimos 100 días)
  • cirugía cardiovascular u ortopédica reciente
  • sexo femenino
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Diagnostic investigations

1st investigations to order

  • hemograma completo (HC)
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Investigations to consider

  • Índice 4T
  • ensayo con antígenos de trombocitopenia inducida por heparina (TIH)
  • Ensayo funcional de TIH
  • estudios de coagulación
  • ultrasonido Doppler venoso
  • angiografía pulmonar por tomografía computarizada (APTC)
  • gammagrafía de ventilación-perfusión, (gammagrafía de V/P)
  • flebografía por tomografía computarizada cerebral
  • venografía por resonancia magnética (cabeza)
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Treatment algorithm

ACUTE

sospecha de TIH con índice 4T ≥4, o TIH aguda confirmada

sospecha de trombocitopenia inducida por heparina (TIH) con índice 4T ≤3

ONGOING

recuperación plaquetaria (TIH A subaguda)

TIH remota

Contributors

Authors

Lori-Ann Linkins, MD, MSc(Clin Epi), FRCPC

Associate Professor

Department of Medicine

McMaster University

Thrombosis Consultant

Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre

Hamilton

Ontario

Canada

Disclosures

LL is an author of several references cited in this topic.

Peer reviewers

Jeffrey S. Wasser, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

Acting Associate Chair of the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Farmington

CT

Disclosures

JSW declares that he has no competing interests.

Henry Watson, MD, FRCP, FRCPath

Consultant Haematologist

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Foresterhill Health Campus

Aberdeen

UK

Disclosures

HW declares that he has no competing interests.

Simon Davidson, MPhil

Clinical Scientist

Royal Brompton Hospital

Honorary Clinical Lecturer

Imperial College London

London

UK

Disclosures

SD is a consultant for Mitsubishi Pharma, the manufacturer of argatroban.

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Key articles

Warkentin T, Kelton J. Temporal aspects of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. N Engl J Med. 2001;344:1286-1292.Full text  Abstract

Cuker A, Arepally GM, Chong BH, et al. American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Blood Adv. 2018 Nov 27;2(22):3360-92.Full text  Abstract

Linkins LA, Dans AL, Moores LK, et al. Treatment and prevention of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis (9th ed). American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Chest. 2012 Feb;141(2 Suppl):e495S-e530S.Full text  Abstract

Watson H, Davidson S, Keeling D, et al. Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: second edition. Br J Haematol. 2012 Dec;159(5):528-40.Full text  Abstract

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