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Belli, Erol Vahit

Mayo Clinic

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.

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Idarucizumab (Praxbind) for Reversal of Pradaxa Prior to Emergent Repair of Contained Ruptured Transverse Arch Aneurysm

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia | July 12, 2017 | Volume: 20 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 369-371

10.4103/0971-9784.210426 | PMID 28701610

Idarucizumab before cardiopulmonary bypass was used for the reversal of dabigatran during an emergent frozen elephant trunk repair of a transverse arch aneurysm. Reversal was successful and minimal not massive transfusion was required with no abnormal sequelae seen with use before cardiopulmonary bypass.