Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension With Cold Agglutinins Needing Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy: The Use of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
ABSTRACT Cold agglutinins can be detected in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) during pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) pre‐operative testing. Peri‐operative management of these patients in anticipation of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest can be challenging and has not been stan...