Donatelli F, Mariani M A, Triggiani M, Pocar M, Santoro F, Grossi A
Institute for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disease, University of Milan, Scientific Institute H.S. Raffaele, Italy.
Cardiovasc Surg. 1995 Apr;3(2):191-2. doi: 10.1016/0967-2109(95)90893-a.
Continuous warm retrograde blood cardioplegia and systemic normothermia are a promising method for heart surgery in patients with cold autoimmune disorders in order to avoid the adverse effects of both systemic and coronary hypothermia during cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary bypass. A 59-year-old white man with cold haemagglutinin disease who underwent coronary surgery using continuous retrograde normothermic blood cardioplegia and systemic normothermia is reported.
