Warm heart surgery in cold haemagglutinin disease

Continuous warm retrograde blood cardioplegia and systemic normothermia are a promising method for heart surgery in patients with cold autoimmune disorders in order to avoid the adverse effects of both systemic and coronary hypothermia during cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary bypass. A 59-year-old...

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Published inCardiovascular surgery (London, England) Vol. 3; no. 2; p. 191
Main Authors Donatelli, F, Mariani, M A, Triggiani, M, Pocar, M, Santoro, F, Grossi, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.04.1995
Subjects
Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune - complications
Heart Arrest, Induced - methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Revascularization - methods
Temperature
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Summary:Continuous warm retrograde blood cardioplegia and systemic normothermia are a promising method for heart surgery in patients with cold autoimmune disorders in order to avoid the adverse effects of both systemic and coronary hypothermia during cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary bypass. A 59-year-old white man with cold haemagglutinin disease who underwent coronary surgery using continuous retrograde normothermic blood cardioplegia and systemic normothermia is reported.
ISSN:0967-2109
DOI:10.1016/0967-2109(95)90893-A