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Management of atrial thrombus formation following surgical closure of an atrial septal defect
Author(s) -
Bhukar Rahul Kumar,
Gowda Deepak,
Rao Jinaga Nageswar,
Desai Neelam
Publication year - 2017
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/jocs.13184
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombus , complication , cardiology , closure (psychology) , surgery , market economy , economics
Abstract Acute thrombus formation on pericardial patches used to close atrial septal defects (ASDs) is uncommon. We present two patients with thrombus formation on native pericardial patches following ASD closure and discuss the management of this complication.