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Prevention of catastrophic thromboembolic complications during surgery in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) remains a challenging problem during cardiac surgery. We infused an increasing dose of epoprostenol sodium, which is one of three anti-HIT regimens available in Japan, ahead of administration of heparin and performed a mitral valve operation for a patient with type II HIT. The absence of thromboembolic events and platelet consumption during cardiopulmonary bypass, together with considerable reduction of platelet adhesion to the fibers of the membrane oxygenator, support the efficacy and safety of our strategy.
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Yamamoto, K., Sakata, R., Iguro, Y. et al. Intraoperative infusion of epoprostenol sodium for patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia undergoing cardiac surgery. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 54, 348–350 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-006-0009-2
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