Normothermic Cardiac Surgery with Warm Blood Cardioplegia in Patient with Cold Agglutinins.
- Author:
Sang Ho CHO
1
;
Dae Hyun KIM
;
Young Tae KWAK
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Korea. ytquark@khnmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cold agglutinins;
Thoracic surgery;
Cardiopulmonary bypass;
Hemagglutination
- MeSH:
Agglutinins*;
Antigens, Surface;
Autoantibodies;
Cardioplegic Solutions;
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Cold Temperature;
Complement System Proteins;
Embolism;
Erythrocytes;
Heart Arrest, Induced*;
Hemagglutination;
Hemolysis;
Humans;
Hypothermia;
Immunoglobulin M;
Infarction;
Ischemia;
Rewarming;
Thoracic Surgery*;
Thrombosis
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2014;47(2):133-136
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cold agglutinins are predominately immunoglobulin M autoantibodies that react at cold temperatures with surface antigens on the red blood cell. This can lead to hemagglutination at low temperatures, followed by complement fixation and subsequent hemolysis on rewarming. Development of hemagglutination or hemolysis in patients with cold agglutinins is a risk of cardiac surgery under hypothermia. In addition, there is the potential for intracoronary hemagglutination with inadequate distribution of cardioplegic solutions, thrombosis, embolism, ischemia, or infarction. We report a patient with incidentally detected cold agglutinin who underwent normothermic cardiac surgery with warm blood cardioplegia.
