Hypothermic Fibrillatory Arrest During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Man With Calcified Aorta and Ventricular Fibrillation | Zendy

Nathan Airhart | Zendy; Marineh Bojalian | Zendy; Johanna Schwarzenberger | Zendy

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Hypothermic Fibrillatory Arrest During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Man With Calcified Aorta and Ventricular Fibrillation

Author(s) -

Nathan Airhart,

Marineh Bojalian,

Johanna Schwarzenberger

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

texas heart institute journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1526-6702

pISSN - 0730-2347

DOI - 10.14503/thij-20-7349

Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular fibrillation , cardiology , bypass grafting , artery , aorta , calcification , coronary artery bypass surgery , cardiopulmonary bypass , hypothermia , anesthesia

A 67-year-old man undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting had aortic calcification that prohibited aortic cross-clamping. When ventricular fibrillation developed during surgery, we instituted hypothermic fibrillatory arrest to avoid aortic cross-clamping. In addition to our patient's case, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using hypothermic fibrillatory arrest during cardiac surgery.

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