title: Myocardial revascularization in a sickle-cell trait patient.
abstract: A 56-year-old man with confirmed sickle-cell trait AS underwent successful triple-vessel myocardial revascularization with internal mammary artery and vein conduits. Variations in routine technique included limitation in hypothermia (32 degrees C), avoidance of intraoperative autologous salvage, hypoxia, severe anemia (< 25% hematocrit), acidosis and postoperative reinfusion of mediastinal drainage.
authors: Cora and Webb Mading Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and the Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Texas, USA.
authors: P S
authors: PS
authors: Varvitsiotis
authors: J W
authors: JW
authors: Jones
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Nahas
authors: A C
authors: AC
authors: Beall
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery