CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION IN CANCER PATIENTS WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA: 4-YEAR EXPERIENCE FROM A HIGH VOLUME CANCER CENTER CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY

Thrombocytopenia is common in certain types of cancer. Research data and guidelines about PCI in this subgroup of patients is scarce as cancer patients have been excluded from all major PCI clinical trials. Between 11/2009 and 11/2013 a total of 1,517 consecutive cancer patients underwent cardiac