Successful Treatment of a Rare Complication in a Heart Transplant Recipient: Spontaneous Axillary Artery Bleeding
Date
2019Author
Karacaglar, Emir
Akgun, Arzu Neslihan
Aytekin, Cuneyt
Aydinalp, Alp
Sezgin, Atilla
Muderrisoglu, I.Haldun
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Spontaneous atraumatic axillary artery bleeding is an unusual clinical entity. Axillary artery bleeding is associated with a high mortality rate. Vascular fragility is defined as a decrease in blood vessel resistance, and increased vascular fragility is one of the reasons for arterial bleeding. In this report, we present a case of spontaneous axillary artery bleeding in a heart transplant recipient.