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Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:561-563
© 1988 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Coronary Embolism Following Atrial Septal Defect Repair

Carl L. Backer, M.D., Renee S. Hartz, M.D.*, Sheridan N. Meyers, M.D., Gary Davis, M.D.

From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School, and the Department of Medicine, Evanston Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL

Accepted for publication August 18, 1987.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Hartz, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, 303 E. Chicago Ave, Ward 9–105, Chicago, IL 60611

To our knowledge, coronary embolism following repair of atrial septal defect has not been reported previously. A 29-year-old woman had an angiographically documented embolus to the circumflex coronary artery on the fifth postoperative day after pericardial patch repair of a secundum atrial septal defect. This complication might have been prevented by temporary postoperative anticoagulation.






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