title: A case of hemolysis after percutaneous ventricular septal defect closure with a device.
abstract: Hemolytic anemia related to intracardiac prosthetic materials has been described. We describe a case of a 74-year-old female with a history of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy that had a postoperative ventricular septal defect closed with a muscular ventricular septal defect occluder. The device caused intractable hemolytic anemia that required surgical removal and repair. We describe a rare cause of hemolysis complicating transcatheter closure of a post-traumatic ventricular septal defect.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mookadam
authors.forename: Farouk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mookadam
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D012086:Reoperation