I've looked into these clots. Although at first they do match the description, upon further reading on the topic describes these Heparin induced clots as "friable" or crumbly. You can see this on Figure 1 on this paper that the texture resembles curdled cheese rather than solid elastic mass.
I've looked into these clots. Although at first they do match the description, upon further reading on the topic describes these Heparin induced clots as "friable" or crumbly. You can see this on Figure 1 on this paper that the texture resembles curdled cheese rather than solid elastic mass.
February 1958
Arterial Embolism Occurring During Systemic Heparin Therapy
RODGER E. WEISMANN, M.D.; RICHARD W. TOBIN, M.D.
i've uploaded the figure on imgur in case you don't have access to the paper.
I've looked into these clots. Although at first they do match the description, upon further reading on the topic describes these Heparin induced clots as "friable" or crumbly. You can see this on Figure 1 on this paper that the texture resembles curdled cheese rather than solid elastic mass.
February 1958
Arterial Embolism Occurring During Systemic Heparin Therapy
RODGER E. WEISMANN, M.D.; RICHARD W. TOBIN, M.D.
i've uploaded the figure on imgur in case you don't have access to the paper.
https://imgur.com/a/FxIMVzf