Abstract
We describe the case of a 65-year-old man with cryoglobulinemia undergoing cardiac surgery for combined mitral and aortic endocarditis, his preoperative management, and postoperative complications including purpura fulminans as the result of a cryoglobulinemia crisis, ending in death.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 600-602 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2019 |
Keywords
- Cardiopulmonary bypass
- cryoglobulinemia
- heart valve prosthesis implantation
- hepatitis C
- thoracic surgery
- vasculitis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine