1. History of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Theodore E. Warkentin -- 2. Clinical picture of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Theodore E. Warkentin -- 3. Differential diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and scoring systems / Theodore E. Warkentin and Adam Cuker -- 4. Frequency of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Lori-Ann Linkins and David H. Lee -- 5. Nonimmune heparin-platelet interactions : implications for the pathogenesis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / McDonald K. Horne III and Andreas Greinacher -- 6. Role of heparin-dependent antigens in immune heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Jean Amiral and Anne Marie Vissac -- 7. Role of sulfated polysaccharides and other polyanions in the pathogenesis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Susanne Alban, Krystin Krauel, and Andreas Greinacher -- 8. Platelet and leukocyte Fc? receptors in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Gregory A. Denomme -- 9. Cellular and molecular immunopathogenesis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Lubica Rauova, Gowthami M. Arepally, Douglas B. Cines, and Mortimer Poncz -- 10. Murine models of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Gowthami M. Arepally, Bruce S. Sachais, Douglas B. Cines, Mortimer Poncz, Lubica Rauova, and Steven E. McKenzie -- 11. Laboratory testing for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Theodore E. Warkentin and Andreas Greinacher -- 12. Treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia : an overview / Andreas Greinacher and Theodore E. Warkentin --

13. Argatroban therapy in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Lawrence Rice, Martin Beiderlinden, and Marcie J. Hursting -- 14. Recombinant hirudin for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Andreas Greinacher -- 15. Bivalirudin for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / John R. Bartholomew and Jayne Prats -- 16. Danaparoid for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Beng Hock Chong and Harry N. Magnani -- 17. Fondaparinux and other emerging anticoagulants to treat heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Theodore E. Warkentin and John W. Eikelboom -- 18. Hemodialysis in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Karl-Georg Fischer -- 19. Management of intraoperative anticoagulation in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia undergoing cardiovascular surgery / Andreas Koster and Sixten Selleng -- 20. Heparin-coated intravascular devices and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / Theodore E. Warkentin -- 21. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in children / Anne F. Klenner and Andreas Greinacher -- 22. A clinician's perspective on heparin-induced thrombocytopenia : paradoxes, myths, and continuing challenges / Lawrence Rice -- 23. Appendices.