Resection of a large atrial hemangioma using a bloodless surgical technique: a case report.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2007
Abstract
We present a biatrial hemangioma in a Jehovah's Witness patient. Hemangioma is extremely rare, accounting for 1% to 2% of benign cardiac tumors. Complete resection of a large hemangioma is mandatory due to its potentially life-threatening risk. In Jehovah's Witness patients, it is necessary to employ bloodless surgery protocols to maximize the patient's outcome. Our patient had undergone 6 weeks of monitoring and erythropoietin therapy prior to surgery, raising her hemoglobin level from 11.6 g/dL to 16.8 g/dL. Intraoperative bloodless surgical protocols as well as a continuous blood circuit were utilized. The patient's hemoglobin level on postoperative day one was 14.5 g/dL; one year postsurgery, the patient was symptom free.
Volume
10
Issue
1
First Page
87
Last Page
89
ISSN
1522-6662
Published In/Presented At
Fan, D., Yarnall, C., Parmet, J. L., Norris, R. B., Isidro, A. B., Maher, M. B., & Bridges, C. R. (2007). Resection of a large atrial hemangioma using a bloodless surgical technique: a case report. The heart surgery forum, 10(1), E87–E89. https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20061078
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
17311773
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article