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Heparinless cardiopulmonary bypass with ancrod
A H O-Yurvati1, G W Laub, T J Southgate
1Department of Surgery, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey 08015-1799.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|June 1, 1994
Summary
A patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis syndrome underwent successful removal of a right atrial foreign body using heparinless cardiopulmonary bypass. Pretreatment with ancrod, an antifibrinolytic agent, facilitated the procedure.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Hematology
- Vascular Surgery
Background:
- Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis syndrome (HITT) is a serious complication of heparin therapy.
- Foreign bodies in the right atrium, such as Greenfield filters, pose a risk of thromboembolism.
- Management of HITT in patients requiring invasive procedures is challenging.