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Abscess Transformation of Intracardiac Hematoma and Ventricular Rupture after Double‐Patch Repair of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect
Author(s) -
Cho Yang Hyun,
Kim Wook Sung,
Lee Young Tak,
Park Pyo Won
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01115.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intracardiac injection , cardiology , hematoma , abscess , surgery
A 69‐year‐old male patient underwent double‐patch repair for a postinfarction ventricular septal defect (VSD). He returned five months later with an abscess in the area of a postoperative hematoma between the patch and the left ventricle. The abscess was drained and the ventricles were successfully reconstructed. Intracardiac hematoma after double‐patch repair of postinfarction VSD should be closely followed up and, if there are any infection signs, aggressive surgical management should be performed. (J Card Surg 2010;25:676‐679)