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[Atrial septal defect with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case of open-heart surgery]
M Yamashita1, S Kawashima, T Miyazaki
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Miyazaki Prefectural Hospital.
A 40-year-old woman of atrial septal defect associated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) was successfully operated upon under cardio-pulmonary bypass. Steroids had been given preoperatively, resulting in an increase of the platelet count from 0.7 X 10(4)/mm3 to 20.6 X 10(4)/mm3. Steroids could be withdrawn before the operation. No bleeding tendency was encountered during and after surgery. This is the 6th case of open-heart surgery associated with ITP in the literature.
A 40-year-old woman of atrial septal defect associated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) was successfully operated upon under cardio-pulmonary bypass. Steroids had been given preoperatively, resulting in an increase of the platelet count from 0.7 X 10(4)/mm3 to 20.6 X 10(4)/mm3. Steroids could be withdrawn before the operation. No bleeding tendency was encountered during and after surgery. This is the 6th case of open-heart surgery associated with ITP in the literature.