Aortic Valve Replacement Combined with Ascending Aortic Aneurysmectomy in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease: a Case Report

Abstract Sickle cell anemia is a haematological disorder characterized by multiple vaso-occlusive complications, resulting in a reduced life expectancy. These patients are exposed to several triggering factors for sickle cell crises when they are submitted to cardiovascular surgeries with extracorpo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Main Authors:	Lucas Molinari Veloso da Silveira, Ana Paula Tagliari, Ronaldo David da Costa, Cristiano Blaya Martins, Orlando Wender
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
Subjects:	Anemia, Sickle Cell Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures Extracorporeal Circulation Aortic Disease/Surgery Aortic Valve/Surgery
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382018000200203&lng=en&tlng=en