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

作　　者：HAO Yong-gang GU Song ZHAI Ying-hui YUAN Jun-liang YANG Yuan-hua HU Wen-li 

机构地区：[1]Department of Neurology Beijing Chaoyang Hospital,Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China [2]Department of Cardiac Surgery Beijing Chaoyang Hospital,Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China [3]Department of Internal Medicine, Beijing Puren Hospital, Beijing 100061, China [4]Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,Beijing Chaoyang Hospital,Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2013年第19期3794-3795,共2页中华医学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：This study was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China

摘　　要：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）.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）.

关 键 词：CHOREA pulmonary endarterectomy deep hypothermia circulatory arrest 

分 类 号：R742.2[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]