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Ultrasound before dabigatran administration (1/15/2012)
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In the other hand some echogenic mass presented in those veins (Figure 1).
Platelet (Plt) counts before and after treatment whit dabigatran
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Baseline platelet count was 173,000/muL but dropped to 32,000/muL two weeks after the initiation of enoxaparin (Figure 2). A few days later, platelet count increased to the normal range (236,000/muL) and the patient declared improvement in symptoms (Figure 2).
Ultrasound ten days after initiation of dabigatran (1/25/2012)
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On the tenth day of treatment with dabigatran, Doppler ultrasound was repeated which indicated the recanalization of the thrombosis (Figure 3).