| Title | Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest for a patient with known cold agglutinins. |
| Author(s) | Pecsi SA, Almassi GH, Langenstroer P |
| Institution | Section of Cardiac Surgery, Clement J Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. |
| Source | Ann Thorac Surg 2009 Oct; 88(4):1326-7. |
| MeSH | Aged
Agglutinins
Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Atria
Heart Neoplasms
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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| Abstract | We report a case study of a patient with renal cell carcinoma with tumor extension into the right atrium. This case was complicated by the diagnosis of cold agglutinins and the need for deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. A collaborative approach yielded a positive outcome. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 19766831 |
