Akam-Venkata Jyothsna, Lemler Matthew, Pirolli Timothy, Thankavel Poonam, Ikemba Catherine
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
CASE (Phila). 2020 Nov 10;5(1):39-42. doi: 10.1016/j.case.2020.10.003. eCollection 2021 Feb.
• IVSH is a rare complication after cardiac procedures. • It results from myocardial infarction, coronary intervention, and/or direct trauma. • It is associated with morbidity, mortality, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. • Echocardiography aids in diagnosis and follow-up of IVSH. • Spontaneous fistula between the septal hematoma and RV led to decompression and recovery.