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. 1987 Jun;63(740):489–492. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.63.740.489

Cardiac bypass surgery with haemorrhagic endocrine sequelae.

R Khardori 1, R C Bussing 1, G M Burns 1, N G Soler 1
PMCID: PMC2428343  PMID: 3501582

Abstract

Cardiac bypass surgery is associated with changes in haemostatis which can lead to bleeding. This report highlights two examples of such bleeding which led to unusual clinical presentations and endocrinological consequences: adrenal and pituitary haemorrhage.

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