Perioperative anticoagulation management during aortic valve replacement complicated by antiphospholipid syndrome

We report an APS patient who successfully underwent aortic valve replacement while heparin concentrations were monitored using a patient‐specific titration curve using viscoelastic coagulation testing.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - September 1, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tomomi Nakajima, Yoshiharu Enomoto, Maiko Ishigaki, Yuichi Hasegawa, Chiho Tokunaga, Yuji Hiramatsu, Hiroaki Sakamoto Tags: PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT Source Type: research