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Ticagrelor and Rivaroxaban Elimination With CytoSorb Adsorber Before Urgent Off-Pump Coronary Bypass
Helmut Mair1, Clemens Jilek2, Brigitte Haas3
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Chirurgisches Klinikum München Süd, Munich, Germany.
Abstract:
CytoSorb hemoadsorption (CytoSorbents Inc, Monmouth Junction, NJ) was performed shortly before an urgent off-pump coronary artery bypass operation in a 58-year-old man at high risk of bleeding as a result of treatment of coronary artery disease with ticagrelor and treatment of atrial fibrillation with rivaroxaban. The patient experienced dissection of the left anterior descending artery during a percutaneous coronary intervention. Preoperatively, CytoSorb hemoadsorption was applied to eliminate the coagulative active medications. His intraoperative and postoperative courses were uneventful, with adequate bleeding control. This case highlights a promising approach for managing antiplatelet drugs and anticoagulant agents such as ticagrelor and rivaroxaban before off-pump coronary artery bypass.
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