Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with Bernard-Soulier syndrome.

Bilal, Rana Haris; Moideen, Ijas; Pyke, Louise; Makahleh, Zeid; Fernandez-Jimenez, Pedro; Hasan, Ragheb · Ann Thorac Surg · 2010

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a case of a patient with Bernard-Soulier syndrome who underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Bernard-Soulier syndrome is a rare bleeding disorder caused by an abnormality or absence of a platelet membrane receptor (GPIb-IX-V) resulting in prolonged bleeding time, macrothrombocytes, and thrombocytopenia. We describe the strategy for a patient with Bernard-Soulier syndrome undergoing successful coronary artery bypass grafting.

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