TITLE:
Essential Thrombocytosis and Fatal Coronary Graft Occlusion: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Joseph L. Blidgen, Clarence D. McGaw
KEYWORDS:
Thrombocytosis, Graft Occlusion, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery,
Vol.10 No.10,
October
26,
2020
ABSTRACT: Essential thrombocytosis (ET) is a rare myeloproliferative disorder,
which is a major risk factor for thrombosis and bleeding, which complicates
cardiovascular surgery. ET is a risk factor for coronary artery disease that
should be treated. We present a case of a male with ET who underwent coronary
artery bypass grafting (CABG) at the University Hospital of the West Indies,
and died post-surgery. Post mortem revealed early graft thrombosis. We believe
that post-operative aspirin therapy maybe would have prevented this fatal outcome.