A case of hemolysis after percutaneous ventricular septal defect closure with a device.

Publication/Presentation Date

7-1-2007

Abstract

Hemolytic anemia related to intracardiac prosthetic materials has been described. We describe a case of a 74-year-old female with a history of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy that had a postoperative ventricular septal defect closed with a muscular ventricular septal defect occluder. The device caused intractable hemolytic anemia that required surgical removal and repair. We describe a rare cause of hemolysis complicating transcatheter closure of a post-traumatic ventricular septal defect.

Volume

19

Issue

7

First Page

192

Last Page

194

ISSN

1557-2501

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

17620685

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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