Diagnosis and Management of Vaccine-Related Thrombosis following AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccination: Guidance Statement from the GTH

  • Johannes Oldenburg
  • Robert Klamroth
  • Florian Langer
  • Manuela Albisetti
  • Charis von Auer
  • Cihan Ay
  • Wolfgang Korte
  • Rüdiger E Scharf
  • Bernd Pötzsch
  • Andreas Greinacher

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global healthcare crisis. Based on reports of atypically located thromboses following vaccination with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research (GTH) has issued guidance statements on the recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of this rare complication. It shares pathophysiological features with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and is referred to as vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia (VIPIT).

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Original languageEnglish
ISSN0720-9355
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 06.2021
PubMed 33822348