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Trombocitopenia induzida por heparina

Última revisión: 12 Aug 2025
Última actualización: 20 Jun 2023

Resumen

Definición

Anamnesis y examen

Principales factores de diagnóstico

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • história de exposição recente à heparina
  • história de TIH
  • ausência de condições e medicamentos que causam trombocitopenia
  • história de cirurgia ou trauma recente
  • características consistentes com evento tromboembólico venoso ou arterial recente (por exemplo, embolia pulmonar [EP], trombose venosa profunda [TVP], acidente vascular cerebral [AVC], infarto do miocárdio [IAM])
  • necrose nos locais de injeção da heparina
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Otros factores de diagnóstico

  • ausência de sangramento
  • sinais de necrose hemorrágica adrenal
  • reação sistêmica aguda
  • sinais de gangrena venosa de membros
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Factores de riesgo

  • exposição recente à heparina (nos últimos 100 dias)
  • cirurgia ortopédica ou cardiovascular recente
  • sexo feminino
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Pruebas diagnósticas

Primeras pruebas diagnósticas para solicitar

  • Hemograma completo
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Pruebas diagnósticas que deben considerarse

  • Escore 4Ts
  • ensaio de antígeno de TIH
  • Ensaio funcional de TIH
  • exames de coagulação
  • ultrassonografia Doppler venosa
  • angiografia pulmonar por tomografia computadorizada (APTC)
  • cintilografia de ventilação/perfusão (cintilografia V/Q)
  • angiotomografia venosa cerebral
  • venografia por ressonância magnética (crânio)
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Algoritmo de tratamiento

Agudo

suspeita de TIH com escore de 4Ts ≥4 ou TIH aguda confirmada

trombocitopenia induzida por heparina (TIH) suspeita com escore de 4Ts ≤3

En curso

recuperação de plaquetas (TIH A subaguda)

TIH remota

Colaboradores

Autores

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

Divulgaciones

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

Revisores por pares

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

Divulgaciones

JSW declares that he has no competing interests.

Henry Watson, MD, FRCP, FRCPath

Consultant Haematologist

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Foresterhill Health Campus

Aberdeen

UK

Divulgaciones

HW declares that he has no competing interests.

Simon Davidson, MPhil

Clinical Scientist

Royal Brompton Hospital

Honorary Clinical Lecturer

Imperial College London

London

UK

Divulgaciones

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

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Artículos principales

Warkentin T, Kelton J. Temporal aspects of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. N Engl J Med. 2001;344:1286-1292.Texto completo  Resumen

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.Texto completo  Resumen

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.Texto completo  Resumen

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.Texto completo  Resumen

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