Chorea in a Chinese adult after pulmonary endarterectomy with deep hypothermia and circulatory arres

• 作 者: HAO Yong-gang GU Song ZHAI Yin
• 机 构: Department of Neurology Beijing Chaoyang Hospital,Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China“
• 出 处: 中华医学杂志（英文版）
• 发表日期: 2013年19期
• 关键词: chorea pulmonary endarterectomy deep hypothermia circulatory arrest

We report a rare case about chorea in a Chinese adult after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) with deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest.A 41-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of breathing difficulties for about three years and intermittent hemoptysis for about two months.Physical examination revealed mild cyanotic lips,lower extremity edema.He was classified as grade III heart failure according the classification system of the New York Heart Association (NYHA).