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Post-infarct ventricular septal defect following thrombolytic intracranial bleed

^a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, 841 N Doan Hall, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
^b Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
^c Divisions of Cardiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

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E-mail address: Michael.Firstenberg{at}osumc.edu (M.S. Firstenberg).

Mechanical complications after myocardial infarction are uncommon with advances in medical reperfusion strategies. However, such strategies are associated with bleeding complications which typically contraindicate surgical management. We describe a patient with a post-infarction ventricular septal defect and an intraventricular hemorrhage following thrombolytic therapy for an acute myocardial infarction.

Key Words: Post-infarction cardiac complications; Cerebral complications; Ischemic heart disease

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