Type A aortic dissection in a patient on dabigatran: hemostasis post circulatory arrest.

Ashikhmina, Elena; Tomasello, Nicole; Connors, Jean Marie; Jahanyar, Jama; Davidson, Michael; Mizuguchi, K Annette · Ann Thorac Surg · 2014

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We present a successful case of prevention of postoperative hemorrhage in a 70-year-old male on dabigatran, who developed an acute type A aortic dissection and subsequently underwent an emergent ascending aortic replacement.

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