A case of atrial septal defect complicated by autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Koichi Inoue; Kiyohiko Saida; Susumu Ando; Toshihiro Takaba

A case of atrial septal defect complicated by autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Apr;10(2):120-3.

Authors

Koichi Inoue¹, Kiyohiko Saida, Susumu Ando, Toshihiro Takaba

Affiliation

¹ First Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 15209556

Abstract

Open heart surgery is rarely performed on patients with heart disease complicated by autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) with the aid of an artificial heart-lung machine. We successfully performed radical open heart surgery on an atrial septal defect (ASD) patient with the complication of AIHA.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / complications
Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / therapy*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Erythrocyte Transfusion / methods
Female
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / complications
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery*
Humans
Middle Aged
Prednisolone / therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Glucocorticoids
Prednisolone