TY - JOUR T1 - Heparin induced thrombocytopenia thrombosis (HIT/T) syndrome: diagnosis and treatment JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 272 LP - 274 DO - 10.1136/jcp.54.4.272 VL - 54 IS - 4 AU - T P Baglin Y1 - 2001/04/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/54/4/272.abstract N2 - Heparin induced thrombocytopenia thrombosis (HIT/T) is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis is essentially clinical and negative results of laboratory assays do not exclude the diagnosis. Treatment involves stopping all heparin immediately and giving an alternative thrombin inhibitor. The adoption of low molecular weight heparins is one reason for the reduced incidence of this disease in recent years. ER -