title: Post-infarct ventricular septal defect following thrombolytic intracranial bleed.
abstract: Mechanical complications after myocardial infarction are uncommon with advances in medical reperfusion strategies. However, such strategies are associated with bleeding complications which typically contraindicate surgical management. We describe a patient with a post-infarction ventricular septal defect and an intraventricular hemorrhage following thrombolytic therapy for an acute myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Michael.Firstenberg@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Firstenberg
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blais
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rea
authors.forename: Charles A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bush
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014696:Ventriculostomy; D028761:Withholding Treatment