Unexpected interventricular septal hematoma after ventricular septal defect closure: Intraoperative echocardiographic early detection

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 395-397

  Padalino, Massimo A ^a   Speggiorin, Simone ^a   Pittarello, Demetrio ^a   Milanesi, Ornella ^b   Stellin, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hematoma; Pediatric cardiac surgery; TEE; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; TROPONIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY HEMODYNAMICS; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMATOMA; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DRAINAGE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 34548324020     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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