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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998;6:71-72
© 1998 Asia Publishing EXchange Pte Ltd

CASE STUDY

First Open-Heart Surgery in Alport Syndrome

Khalid Al Ebrahim, FRCSC, Mohammed Tahir, MD1, Hussein Shafei, FRCS

Department of Cardiac Surgery
1 Department of Cardiology Al Hada Armed Forces Hospital Taif, Saudi Arabia
For reprint information contact: Khalid Al Ebrahim, FRCSC Department of Cardiac Surgery Al Hada Armed Forces Hospital PO Box 1347 Taif, Saudi Arabia Tel:966 2 754 1610 Fax:966 2 754 1238
We report the first case of open-heart surgery in a patient with Alport syndrome, which refers to the clinical triad of hereditary nephritis, sensory neural deafness, and ocular abnormalities. The conduct of cardiopulmonary bypass, the bleeding tendency, and the precautions taken in a patient with end-stage renal failure are discussed.






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