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An Unusual Cause of Hemopericardium 22 Years After a Fontan Procedure.
- Source :
-
The Annals of thoracic surgery [Ann Thorac Surg] 2017 Feb; Vol. 103 (2), pp. e187-e189. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Late tamponade after cardiac operations is rare but reasonably well described. We report a case of exceedingly late tamponade secondary to a spontaneous coronary bleed 22 years after a Fontan operation, which was repaired with catheter intervention.<br /> (Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Cardiac Tamponade diagnosis
Coronary Angiography
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Male
Pericardial Effusion diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Cardiac Tamponade etiology
Fontan Procedure adverse effects
Forecasting
Heart Defects, Congenital surgery
Pericardial Effusion complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1552-6259
- Volume :
- 103
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Annals of thoracic surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28109386
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.108