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1From the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, University of California, Irvine, California.
ε-Aminocaproic acid is routinely used in cardiac surgery to prevent excess bleeding. It is rarely associated with thrombotic events. This case report illustrates the formation of intracardiac thrombi leading to massive pulmonary embolism during a coronary artery bypass graft surgery, secondary to the administration of ε-aminocaproic acid as confirmed by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram. After a failure of resolution with high-dose heparin, tissue plasminogen activator was used to successfully reverse the patient's hypercoagulable state.
ε-Aminocaproic acid is routinely used in cardiac surgery to prevent excess bleeding. It is rarely associated with thrombotic events. This case report illustrates the formation of intracardiac thrombi leading to massive pulmonary embolism during a coronary artery bypass graft surgery, secondary to the administration of ε-aminocaproic acid as confirmed by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram. After a failure of resolution with high-dose heparin, tissue plasminogen activator was used to successfully reverse the patient's hypercoagulable state.
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