Nazli, YunusColak, NecmettinDemircelik, BoraAlpay, Mehmet FatihCakir, OmerCagli, Kerim2025-10-242025-10-2420151995-18921680-0745https://doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2015-001https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/4043Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rare but potentially devastating and life-threatening complication from using heparin. HIT not only causes thrombocytopenia, but it also carries an increased risk for fatal thrombotic complications. In this report, we describe the case of a patient in whom fatal HIT developed after successful surgical repair of a posterior post-infarction ventricular septal rupture with cardiopulmonary bypass.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessheparin; thrombocytopenia; thrombosis; post-infarction ventricular septal ruptureArticle10.5830/CVJA-2015-001263E11E15265929902-s2.0-84941793452Q3WOS:000357657100004Q4