A patient with an acute coronary syndrome has been in the Cardiac Intensive Care unit for several days, and a complete blood count (CBC) shows that he has developed severe thrombocytopenia. This is most likely the result of exposure to which of the following medications?

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A dreaded complication of treatment with heparin, seen more commonly with unfractionated than low molecular weight heparin, is heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.

A Patient with an Acute Coronary Syndrome Has Been in the Cardiac