Intracardiac thrombus: a risk of incomplete anticoagulation for cardiac operations.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Mitral valve replacement was performed urgently in a patient with hemorrhagic brain lesions. To decrease the risk of intracranial hemorrhage, cardiopulmonary bypass was performed using a heparin-coated perfusion system and a reduced dose of heparin. The detection of an acute intracardiac thrombus by transesophageal echocardiography during cardiopulmonary bypass exposed a potential hazard of techniques employing reduced systemic anticoagulation for cardiac operations.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Heart Diseases
- Heparin
- Thrombosis