Key result
External compression of the mid-right coronary artery by a mediastinal chest tube caused postoperative ventricular fibrillation arrest following pulmonary valve replacement.
Population
10-year-old male with a history of repaired Tetralogy of Fallot and known intramural right coronary artery…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Chest tube removal can rapidly relieve extrinsic coronary compression post-surgery; single case leaves open systematic evaluation protocols.
Case Report (n=1)
Malignant ventricular dysrhythmias following pediatric cardiac surgery require thorough investigation to rule out coronary insufficiency from extrinsic or intrinsic lesions.
Ahmed et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot with intramural right coronary artery (n=1). Mediastinal chest tube placement was evaluated on Ventricular fibrillation arrest and coronary insufficiency. External compression of the mid-right coronary artery by a mediastinal chest tube caused postoperative ventricular fibrillation arrest following pulmonary valve replacement.
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