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Summary
Background
Heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an adverse reaction to heparin characterized by thrombocytopenia and thrombotic complications. HIT is caused by pathogenic antibodies that bind to complexes of platelet factor 4 (PF4) and heparin, leading to platelet activation and inducing a hypercoagulable state. Previous studies have shown immunity to PF4–heparin complexes occurs...
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