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Case Reports

Management of Hereditary Angioedema During Off-Pump Coronary Arterial Surgery

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
^b Department of Anesthesiology, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Accepted for publication September 17, 2007.

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Almassi, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226 (Email: halmassi{at}mcw.edu).

A 62-year-old man presented with coronary artery disease complicated by a history of hereditary angioedema. In preparation, extensive consultation and literature review were completed. Close cooperation between immunology, anesthesiology, and cardiac surgery teams, as well as an off-pump technique led to a favorable outcome.