Inferior Vena Cava Obstruction Following Surgical Repair of a Secundum Atrial Septal Defect

Pranav Patel, MD; Aaron Lee, MD; Jordan Zaid, MD; John Tenuto, PA-C; Brett Waldman, MD; Michael Rosenbloom, MD; James Kovacs, DO; Loheetha Ragupathi, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2021)

Inferior Vena Cava Obstruction Following Surgical Repair of a Secundum Atrial Septal Defect

Pranav Patel, MD,
Aaron Lee, MD,
Jordan Zaid, MD,
John Tenuto, PA-C,
Brett Waldman, MD,
Michael Rosenbloom, MD,
James Kovacs, DO,
Loheetha Ragupathi, MD

Affiliations

Pranav Patel, MD: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Aaron Lee, MD: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Jordan Zaid, MD: Department of Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA
John Tenuto, PA-C: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Brett Waldman, MD: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Michael Rosenbloom, MD: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA
James Kovacs, DO: Department of Radiology, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Loheetha Ragupathi, MD: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr. Loheetha Ragupathi, Cooper Heart Institute, Cooper University Hospital, 1 Cooper Plaza, Camden, New Jersey 08103, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 82 – 86

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Obstruction of the inferior vena cava (IVC) following surgical repair of an atrial septal defect (ASD) is a rare complication. We present the case of a patient who developed IVC obstruction following surgical repair of a large secundum ASD. The diagnostic and management approaches used to care for this patient are discussed. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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