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Systemic heparinization is necessary before cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in cardiac surgery, and protamine administration to neutralize heparin for hemostasis is required at the end of CPB. Because protamine is an allogeneic protein extracted from the sperm of specific fish, serious adverse reactions can occur during clinical application, with potentially catastrophic outcomes. A male patient received aortic valve replacement with CPB