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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">ijcmcr</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>International Journal of Clinical &amp; Medical Case Reports</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn publication-format="electronic">2834-250X</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>International Journal of Clinical &amp; Medical Case Reports</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Case Report</subject></subj-group></article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Balancing Thrombosis Prevention and Bleeding Risks: Intricate Management of a Patient with Advanced Cardiac Disease and Gastric Malignancies Post Gastrectomy</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Wako</surname>
            <given-names>Gadisa Musa</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 919 Yingtian Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Asnake</surname>
            <given-names>Melat Adugna</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 121 Jiangjiayuan Road, Nanjing, 210000, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Wako</surname>
            <given-names>Eman Musa</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Lorcan Medical College, Cmc, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Tesfaye</surname>
            <given-names>Feven Birara</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Plastic Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, Guangdong Province, P.R. China</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub">
        <day>03</day>
        <month>01</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>7</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
      <history>
        <date date-type="received"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></date>
        <date date-type="accepted"><day>27</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></date>
      </history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>© 2026 The Author(s). Published by International Journal of Clinical &amp; Medical Case Reports.</copyright-statement>
        <license license-type="open-access" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
          <license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0).</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>We report a challenging case of a 68-year-old man with advanced gastric adenocarcinoma and severe dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM; EF 25%), highlighting perioperative management complexities to balance thrombosis prevention and bleeding risk. Preoperative evaluation revealed significant systolic dysfunction and coronary artery disease. A multidisciplinary team planned an open Roux-en-Y total gastrectomy to optimize oncological outcomes while minimizing anesthesia-related cardiac risks. Key interventions included heart-friendly anesthesia, continuous intraoperative cardiac monitoring, goal-directed fluid management, and dynamic anticoagulation adjustments. Postoperatively, the patient developed left leg intermuscular vein thrombosis, pneumonia, and gastrointestinal bleeding. Management included temporary discontinuation of enoxaparin, hemostatic therapy (tranexamic acid 1 g IV, batroxobin 5 IU IV, somatostatin 250 µg/h infusion), delirium control with dexmedetomidine 0.2–0.7 µg/kg/h and olanzapine 5 mg daily, and supportive transfusions (RBC 1.5 units, FFP 250 ml). Recovery was uneventful; follow-up at 3 months demonstrated stable cardiac function, no recurrent bleeding, and no disease recurrence. This case underscores the importance of individualized, dynamic perioperative strategies in patients with concurrent high-risk cardiovascular disease and advanced gastric malignancy, emphasizing careful anticoagulation, hemodynamic optimization, and multidisciplinary coordination to achieve favorable outcomes.</p>
      </abstract>
      <kwd-group kwd-group-type="author">
        <kwd>Advanced Gastric Cancer</kwd>
        <kwd>Bleeding Risk Management</kwd>
        <kwd>Dilated Cardiomyopathy (Dcm)</kwd>
        <kwd>Perioperative Care</kwd>
        <kwd>Roux-En-Y Gastrectomy</kwd>
        <kwd>Thrombosis Prevention</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
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