ijcmcr International Journal of Clinical & Medical Case Reports 2834-250X International Journal of Clinical & Medical Case Reports Case report Balancing Thrombosis Prevention and Bleeding Risks: Intricate Management of a Patient with Advanced Cardiac Disease and Gastric Malignancies Post Gastrectomy Wako Gadisa Musa Department of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 919 Yingtian Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China Asnake Melat Adugna Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 121 Jiangjiayuan Road, Nanjing, 210000, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China Wako Eman Musa Lorcan Medical College, Cmc, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tesfaye Feven Birara Department of Plastic Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, Guangdong Province, P.R. China 03 01 2026 7 1 15122025 27122025 © 2026 The Author(s). Published by International Journal of Clinical & Medical Case Reports. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0).

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.

Thrombosis Prevention Bleeding Risk Management Advanced Gastric Cancer Dilated Cardiomyopathy (Dcm) Perioperative Care Roux-En-Y Gastrectomy