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ArticleJACC. Case reports2025

Repair of Congenital Cardiac Disease Requiring Bypass for a Pediatric Patient With Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria.

Miriam Blumenthal, Ananya Chandra, McKenna Robinette, Narutoshi Hibino, Kristen Nelson-McMillan, Saara Kaviany, Madhusudan Ganigara, Stephen Pophal

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Miriam BlumenthalDepartment of Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Electronic address: Miriam.blumenthal@uchicagomedicine.org.
Ananya ChandraDepartment of Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
McKenna RobinetteDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Narutoshi HibinoDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Kristen Nelson-McMillanDepartment of Cardiology, Advocate Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA.
Saara KavianyDepartment of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Madhusudan GanigaraDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Stephen PophalDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Abstract

backgroundParoxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a life-threatening disease characterized by cytopenias, hemolysis, and thrombosis. There are only a handful of documented cases of cardiac bypass surgery performed on patients with PNH, none in the pediatric population. CASE SUMMARY: A 16-year-old male adolescent presented with abdominal pain and fatigue, with laboratory studies revealing severe anemia, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia. Based on flow cytometry, he was diagnosed with PNH. During cardiac screening prior to central line placement, he was incidentally found to have superior sinus venosus atrial septal defect with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. The patient required surgical repair of the cardiac defect prior to PNH treatment with stem cell transplant. DISCUSSION: Cardiac surgery in patients with PNH requires careful multidisciplinary planning, including cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, hematology, and infectious disease. TAKE-HOME MESSAGE: The presence of PNH alongside a cardiac defect in a pediatric patient highlights the complexity and challenges of performing cardiac bypass in this population.

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anticoagulationatrial septal defectcongenital heart defectthrombosis

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