Heparinization during percutaneous cardiac catheterization in children |
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| Authors: | Dr. Heinrich Netz Bertram Madu Gottfried Röhner |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany;(2) Kinderkardiologie, Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde, Feulgenstr. 12, D-63 Giessen, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Summary The effect of heparin on blood clotting was studied by measuring the activated clotting time (ACT) in 120 infants and children with congenital heart disease after a single intravenous bolus of 100 IU heparin/kg body weight. Before heparinization, infants and children with cyanotic heart disease showed signs of hypocoagulation. Heparin bolus led to a threefold increase of ACT after 15 min. After 1 h, the ACT was still two times the normal value. Any further administration of heparin may be based on ACT monitoring.Dedicated to Prof. H. W. Rautenburg. |
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| Keywords: | Heparinization Cardiac catheterization Congenital heart disease Activated clotting time Blood clotting |
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