Chorea after cardiopulmonary bypass: exacerbation by captopril.
Chorea is a rare complication of major cardiac surgery, which has been related to profound hypothermia and circulatory arrest. We describe a case of choreic syndrome in a child which followed normothermic cardiac bypass and only became apparent clinically when the child was treated with captopril.
Blackburn
M E
ME
Supra-Regional Paediatric Cardiology Unit, Killingbeck Hospital, Leeds, U.K.
Gibbs
J L
JL
Dickinson
D F
DF
D002216:Captopril / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002819:Chorea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
D002216:Captopril