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Massive Thrombosis of the Transplanted Heart in the Early Postoperative Period
Author(s) -
Tanaka Daizo,
Pitcher Harrison T.,
Mather Paul J.,
Entwistle John W.C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12674
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , plasmapheresis , thrombosis , thrombus , heart transplantation , surgery , transplantation , cardiology , extracorporeal , antibody , immunology
We experienced a case with the left atrium almost completely filled with a thrombus after orthotopic heart transplantation while the patient was supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for primary graft failure. The patient had recurrent thrombosis even after successful surgical thrombectomy and appropriate anticoagulation. The cardiac thrombosis resolved only after starting plasmapheresis. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12674 (J Card Surg 2016;31:117–119)