Hemostatic analysis of a patient with hereditary angioedema undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
Hereditary angioedema is a disease associated with acute complement-mediated inflammation and swelling of the airway and other vital organs. This case describes the impact of hereditary angioedema and cardiopulmonary bypass on hemostasis as assessed by thrombelastography.
Chaney
J D
JD
Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35249, USA.
Adair
T M
TM
Lell
W A
WA
McGiffin
D C
DC
Nielsen
V G
VG
D000799:Angioedema / Q000097:blood*; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006487:Hemostasis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019990:Perioperative Care; D013916:Thrombelastography; D014914:Whole Blood Coagulation Time