title: Unusual presentation of unroofed coronary sinus with cyanosis after ventricular septal defect closure.
abstract: Cyanosis after surgical closure of ventricular and/or atrial septal defect is very unusual. We report a case of unroofed coronary sinus in a six-month-old boy who developed cyanosis after surgical closure of ventricular and atrial septal defects. Clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatrics Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas/Houston Medical School and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Tharakanatha R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Yarrabolu
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatrics Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas/Houston Medical School and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Unnati H
authors.initials: UH
authors.lastname: Doshi
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas/Houston Medical School and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: William I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, UTMB Health, Galveston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Ashraf M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Aly
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatrics Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas/Houston Medical School and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA duraisamy.balaguru@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Duraisamy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Balaguru
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D054326:Coronary Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: postoperative cyanosis; unroofed coronary sinus