Thrombus formation in the heart following balloon atrial septostomy in transposition of great arteries.

ABSTRACT: Thrombotic complications following balloon atrial septostomy (BAS) are unusual. We report a patient with thrombus formation at the site of BAS, extending into the inferior vena cava (IVC), following BAS for transposition of great arteries with intact ventricular septum (TGA-IVS). An urgent arterial switch operation (ASO) with removal of the thrombus was performed.

Supplementary information

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12055-022-01331-4.

SUBMITTER: Talwar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8964247 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature