A case of atrial septal defect complicated by autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
Open heart surgery is rarely performed on patients with heart disease complicated by autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) with the aid of an artificial heart-lung machine. We successfully performed radical open heart surgery on an atrial septal defect (ASD) patient with the complication of AIHA.
Inoue
Koichi
K
First Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
Saida
Kiyohiko
K
Ando
Susumu
S
Takaba
Toshihiro
T
D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone