A CASE-REPORT ON THE USE OF RECOMBINANT HIRUDIN AS AN ANTICOAGULANT FOR CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS IN OPEN-HEART-SURGERY

Authors
RIESS FC POTZSCH B BADER R BLEESE N GREINACHER A LOWER C MADLENER K MULLERBERGHAUS G
Citation
Fc. Riess et al., A CASE-REPORT ON THE USE OF RECOMBINANT HIRUDIN AS AN ANTICOAGULANT FOR CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS IN OPEN-HEART-SURGERY, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 10(5), 1996, pp. 386-388
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
10107940
Volume
10
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
386 - 388
Database
ISI
SICI code
1010-7940(1996)10:5<386:ACOTUO>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
We present a patient with coronary heart disease and a heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, who was successfully treated by coronary artery byp ass grafting (CABG) using recombinant hirudin as an anticoagulant for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) instead of heparin.