Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1992 Feb;25(2):144-7. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810250211.

Abstract

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PHN) is an acquired chronic hemolytic anemia associated with an unusual susceptibility to hemolytic crisis, infection, and venous thrombosis which would be aggravated by a number of factors including surgery. We report a case of PHN undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and discuss the corresponding perioperative management.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anemia, Hemolytic
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
  • Circadian Rhythm / physiology*
  • Coronary Disease / blood
  • Coronary Disease / therapy*
  • Hematuria / blood*
  • Hemoglobinometry
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Partial Thromboplastin Time