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Acute thrombus formation on native pericardial patches following surgical closure of atrial septal defects is an uncommon complication highlighted in two patient cases.
Acute thrombus formation on pericardial patches used for ASD closure is an uncommon complication that requires specific management.
Alerts to rare acute pericardial patch thrombosis post-ASD closure; leaves open optimal prevention strategies.
Acute thrombus formation on pericardial patches used to close atrial septal defects (ASDs) is uncommon. We present two patients with thrombus formation on native pericardial patches following ASD closure and discuss the management of this complication.
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Bhukar et al. (2017) studied this question. Acute thrombus formation on native pericardial patches following surgical closure of atrial septal defects is an uncommon complication highlighted in two patient cases.
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