Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest for a patient with known cold agglutinins.
We report a case study of a patient with renal cell carcinoma with tumor extension into the right atrium. This case was complicated by the diagnosis of cold agglutinins and the need for deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. A collaborative approach yielded a positive outcome.
Pecsi
Sharon A
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Section of Cardiac Surgery, Clement J Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Almassi
G Hossein
GH
Langenstroer
Peter
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D000368:Aged; D000373:Agglutinins / Q000097:blood*; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D050792:Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000373:Agglutinins