Open heart surgery with factor VII deficiency.
A case with marked factor VII deficiency, undergoing open heart surgery for atrial myxoma, is reported. The syndrome was unknown to the patient and only pre-operative routine coagulation studies showed a low prothrombin activity (22%). Further investigations revealed a severe factor VII deficiency. The operation was carried out under factor VII concentrate administration and no bleeding complication occurred.
D005167:Factor VII / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005168:Factor VII Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care
D005167:Factor VII