Open AccessAortic Valve Replacement Combined with Ascending Aortic Aneurysmectomy in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease: a Case Report
Author(s) -
Lucas Molinari Veloso da Silveira,
Ana Paula Tagliari,
Roberto Fernandes da Costa,
Carlos Otávio Damas Martins,
Orlando Carlos Belmonte Wender
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.324
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1678-9741
pISSN - 0102-7638
DOI - 10.21470/1678-9741-2017-0185
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal circulation , aortic valve replacement , perioperative , sickle cell anemia , disease , anemia , cardiology , surgery , stenosis
Sickle cell anemia is a haematological disorder characterized by multiple vaso-occlusive complications, resulting in a reduced life expectancy. These patients are exposed to several triggering factors for sickle cell crises when they are submitted to cardiovascular surgeries with extracorporeal circulation. Therefore, meticulous care and perioperative management are required. This paper reports a successful case of combined cardiovascular surgery - aortic valve replacement and ascending aortic aneurysmectomy - with no serious post-operative complications. In this report, we emphasize the peculiarities of perioperative care in patients with sickle cell anemia.