[Aortic valve replacement presence of anti-Jr(a) antibody].
A 65-year-old female with a heart murmur developed progressive symptom of chest oppression. She was diagnosed severe aortic valve stenosis with echocardiogram. Antibody screening revealed anti-Jr(a) antibody. Preoperatively, erythropoietin was administered. Over 14 days, a total 1,000 ml of her blood was drawn and stored for autologous transfusion. The aortic valve was replaced with ATS mechanical valve [18 mm advanced performance (AP)]. Following surgery, her stored blood was administered to him. But her HCT was 17% on the 1st postoperative day. Frozen thawed red cells were transferred 7th postoperative day.
Tanaka
Hiroe
H
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Yao
H
H
Mukai
S
S
Yamamura
M
M
Nakagawa
T
T
Murata
M
M
Ryomoto
M
M
Okumura
Y
Y
Yoshioka
Y
Y
Kaji
M
M
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000276:immunology*
D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D007518:Isoantibodies