<abstract xml:lang="em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Background: Isolated right atrial rupture is a very rare catastrophic complication of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Objective: We described a rare case of right atrial rupture after external cardiac massage.Methods: We reported the case of a 62-year-old male patient who developed excessive bleeding following external cardiac massage for sudden cardiac arrest in the intensive care unit after coronary artery bypass grafting.Results: This man underwent successful emergency repair of the tear of the right atrium without using cardiopulmonary bypass.Conclusion: Right atrial rupture can occur after external cardiac massage. An emergency repair is needed.</abstract>

Background: Isolated right atrial rupture is a very rare catastrophic complication of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Objective: We described a rare case of right atrial rupture after external cardiac massage.Methods: We reported the case of a 62-year-old male patient who developed excessive bleeding following external cardiac massage for sudden cardiac arrest in the intensive care unit after coronary artery bypass grafting.Results: This man underwent successful emergency repair of the tear of the right atrium without using cardiopulmonary bypass.Conclusion: Right atrial rupture can occur after external cardiac massage. An emergency repair is needed.

Isolated right atrial rupture because of external cardiac massage after coronary artery bypass grafting

Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bursa,

Depatment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital, Bursa,

Asian Biomedicine

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Background: Isolated right atrial rupture is a very rare catastrophic complication of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Objective: We described a rare case of...

Isolated right atrial rupture because of external cardiac massage after coronary artery bypass grafting

Article Category: Clinical report

Published Online: Feb 04, 2017

Page range: 119 - 122

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0801.270

Keywords
Cardiac massage, complication, coronary artery bypass grafting, excessive bleeding, right atrial rupture

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Isolated right atrial rupture because of external cardiac massage after coronary artery bypass grafting

Article Category: Clinical report

Published Online: Feb 04, 2017

Page range: 119 - 122

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0801.270

KeywordsCardiac massage, complication, coronary artery bypass grafting, excessive bleeding, right atrial rupture

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Cardiac massage, complication, coronary artery bypass grafting, excessive bleeding, right atrial rupture