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CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Hemostatic Analysis of a Patient with Hereditary Angioedema Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

James D. Chaney, MD^*, Thomas M. Adair, MD^*, William A. Lell, MD^*, David C. McGiffin, MD, and Vance G. Nielsen, MD^*

Departments of *Anesthesiology and Surgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Vance G. Nielsen, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 619 South 19th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35249. Address e-mail to vance.nielsen{at}ccc.uab.edu

IMPLICATIONS: Hereditary angioedema is a disease associated with acute complement-mediated inflammation and swelling of the airway and other vital organs. This case describes the impact of hereditary angioedema and cardiopulmonary bypass on hemostasis as assessed by thrombelastography.

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