Open-heart surgery using a centrifugal pump: a case of hereditary spherocytosis.

Yuichi MatsuzakiHideyuki TomiokaMasaki SasoTakashi AzumaSatoshi SaitoShigeyuki AomiKenji Yamazaki

Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (2016)

There are no previous reports of patients with hereditary spherocytosis, and bicuspid aortic valve. We have successfully performed an adult open-heart surgery using a centrifugal pump in an adult patient suffering from hereditary spherocytosis and bicuspid aortic valve.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
minimally invasive
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
coronary artery bypass
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
case report
surgical site infection
adverse drug