TY - JOUR
T1 - Extreme hypertriglyceridemia following intravenous heparin infusion
AU - Al Riyami, Nafila B.
AU - Frohlich, Jiri
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - We report a case of unexpected extreme hypertriglyceridemia in a 32 year old man following 5 days of intravenous heparin infusion. We believe the cause of the elevation is mainly due to a temporary depletion of lipoprotein lipase caused by heparin. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of such an extreme elevation in triglycerides following prolonged intravenous heparin infusion. The clinical history and details of the suggested mechanism of the hypertriglyceridemia are discussed in this case report.
AB - We report a case of unexpected extreme hypertriglyceridemia in a 32 year old man following 5 days of intravenous heparin infusion. We believe the cause of the elevation is mainly due to a temporary depletion of lipoprotein lipase caused by heparin. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of such an extreme elevation in triglycerides following prolonged intravenous heparin infusion. The clinical history and details of the suggested mechanism of the hypertriglyceridemia are discussed in this case report.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.04.004
DO - 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.04.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 18454939
AN - SCOPUS:46549089459
SN - 0009-9120
VL - 41
SP - 907
EP - 909
JO - Clinical Biochemistry
JF - Clinical Biochemistry
IS - 10-11
ER -