Open AccessHypothermic 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.