Aortic Valve Replacement in the Setting of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (Video)
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We present our experience with rFVIIa treatment for uncontrolled bleeding after open-heart surgery in five pediatric patients.
A 57 year-old woman with a large right atrial myxoma underwent emergency surgical resection in our institute. It is known that surgical management of such tumours is difficult regarding venous cannulation and embolic risk, but in our patient, the surgery was more challenging because of the severe left ventricular dysfunction.
The race is on to develop an affordable, hybridized ex vivo heart perfusion system in which load-independent biventricular contractility and contractile reserve can be measured (26:40 minutes).