Post-coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia in a Patient with Kaposi’s Sarcoma: A Complex Hematological Challenge
Babürhan Özbek1
, Ayhan Güneş1, Kenan Öztürker1, Ömer Faruk Şavluk2, Deniz Çevirme3, Murat Uğur4
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosuyolu Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
2Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Kosuyolu Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
3Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, İstinye University Medical Park Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
4Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sancaktepe Şehit Prof. Dr. İlhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
Keywords: Coronary artery bypass grafting; coronary artery disease; heparin-induced thrombocytopenia; Kaposi’s sarcoma.
Abstract
Coronary artery disease is increasingly prevalent in today’s world. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) plays a significant role in the treatment of this disease. Systemic comorbidities are often found in coronary artery patients, especially requiring careful management post-CABG. Among these comorbidities, one important group that affects treatment management is oncological diseases. In addition to known systemic comorbidities, different clinical conditions that can arise later, such as heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), can also be observed during the surgical hospitalization process. Keeping in mind the rarely encountered and potentially fatal course of HIT in cardiovascular surgery is crucial for early diagnosis and treatment management. In this case, we aim to present our diagnosis and treatment approach to HIT following CABG in a 69-year-old female patient followed with a diagnosis of Kaposi’s sarcoma.
Cite This Article: Özbek B, Güneş A, Öztürker K, Şavluk ÖF, Çevirme D, Uğur M. Post-coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia in A Patient with Kaposi’s Sarcoma: A Complex Hematological Challenge. Koşuyolu Heart J 2024;27(3):131–134.
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Externally peer-reviewed.
Concept – B.Ö., A.G., K.Ö.; Design – B.Ö., A.G.; Supervision – B.Ö., Ö.F.Ş., D.Ç.; Funding – B.Ö., Ö.F.Ş.; Materials – B.Ö., D.Ç.; Data collection and/or processing – B.Ö., K.Ö.; Data analysis and/or interpretation – B.Ö., D.Ç.; Literature search – K.Ö., M.U., D.Ç.; Writing – B.Ö., A.G., K.Ö.; Critical review – B.Ö., Ö.F.Ş., D.Ç., M.U.
All authors declared no conflict of interest.
No AI technologies utilized.
The authors declared that this study received no financial support.