Myocardial Rupture Secondary to Ventricular Septal Hematoma: A Case Report and Review of Contemporary Literature.

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Published: November 2019

Interventricular septal hematoma following congenital cardiac surgery is an uncommon entity. Literature search reveals few cases of interventricular septal hematoma complicating pediatric cardiac surgery. We report a case of interventricular septal hematoma following patch closure of ventricular septal defect, with associated myocardial necrosis and myocardial rupture.

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