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Case Reports

Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest for a Patient With Known Cold Agglutinins

^a Section of Cardiac Surgery, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
^b Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
^c Department of Urology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
^d Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Accepted for publication February 18, 2009.

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

We report a case study of a patient with renal cell carcinoma with tumor extension into the right atrium. This case was complicated by the diagnosis of cold agglutinins and the need for deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. A collaborative approach yielded a positive outcome.