| Literature DB >> 26300161 |
Andreia Fernandes1, Miryan Cassandra2, Carlos Pinto3, Catarina Oliveira4, Manuel Antunes3, Lino Gonçalves2.
Abstract
The authors describe a case of a rare complication occurring after cardiac surgery. Three weeks after aortic valve replacement a young male became hemodynamically unstable. The echocardiogram showed a large loculated hematoma compressing the right atrium. The patient was reoperated and the mass was removed. Recovery was complete.Entities:
Keywords: Aortic regurgitation; Aortic valve replacement; Cardiac tamponade; Hematoma; Regurgitação aórtica; Substituição valvular aórtica; Tamponamento cardíaco
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26300161 DOI： 10.1016/j.repc.2015.01.020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Port Cardiol ISSN： 0870-2551 Impact factor: 1.374