Why the study?
Iatrogenic thrombosis within the heart is rare following intracardiac operations, and management strategies are not well defined.
Case Report (n=1)
Surgical excision is a viable treatment for rare iatrogenic thrombosis on the tricuspid valve tendinous cords following intracardiac surgery when medical therapy fails.
Iatrogenic thrombosis within the heart is rare following intracardiac operations. We undertook surgery to correct a 30-month-old girl with Fallot's tetralogy. After a period of 6 months following the operation, echocardiography revealed a thrombus measuring 16 by 12 millimetres attached to the tendinous cords supporting the antero-superior leaflet of the tricuspid valve. Medical treatment having failed, we proceeded to surgical excision so as to avoid pulmonary embolisation. Histological examination confirmed the thrombotic nature of the mass.
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Korkut et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Fallot's tetralogy with iatrogenic thrombosis (n=1). Surgical excision of thrombus was evaluated on Thrombus excision.
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