Abstract
To our knowledge, coronary embolism following repair of atrial septal defect has not been reported previously. A 29-year-old woman had an angiographically documented embolus to the circumflex coronary artery on the fifth postoperative day after pericardial patch repair of a secundum atrial septal defect. This complication might have been prevented by temporary postoperative anticoagulation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 561-563 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine