Epicardial blebs and septal hematoma after ventricular septal defect closure.

Joyce Mary JoseSri Rama Ananta Nagabhushanam PadalaSundararaj RajkumarSreevathsa Ks PrasadAjay Kumar Jha

Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (2020)

Rapidly progressive epicardial hemorrhagic blebs during weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass after perimembranous ventricular septal defect closure has not been reported previously. Here, we describe the case of a 3-month-old baby with life-threatening epicardial hemorrhagic blebs and an interventricular septal hematoma after perimembranous ventricular septal defect patch closure.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
heart failure
catheter ablation
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
multiple sclerosis
cardiac resynchronization therapy
mechanical ventilation
atrial fibrillation
acute respiratory distress syndrome