Case report: Recovery of long-term delayed complete atrioventricular block after minimally invasive transthoracic closure of ventricular septal defect

IntroductionLong-term delayed complete atrioventricular block (CAVB) is a serious complication of ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure treatment. Thus, cardiac surgeons have made significant efforts to explore its causes and reduce its incidence. In recent years, minimally invasive transthoracic...

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Main Authors: Jin Lu, Xingchen Lian, Ping Wen, Yuhang Liu
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1226139/full
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Xingchen Lian
Ping Wen
Yuhang Liu
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Ping Wen
Yuhang Liu
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description IntroductionLong-term delayed complete atrioventricular block (CAVB) is a serious complication of ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure treatment. Thus, cardiac surgeons have made significant efforts to explore its causes and reduce its incidence. In recent years, minimally invasive transthoracic closure (MITC) of VSD has been used widely and successfully in China as it is easy to repeat, ensures individualized closure, and can be debugged repeatedly. Theoretically, the possibility of the recurrence of CAVB is lower than that with transcatheter closure. Although the incidence of CAVB after MITC of VSD is inevitable, long-term delayed CAVB has rarely been reported.Case descriptionHerein, we report a case of delayed CAVB that occurred 2 years and 5 months after performing MITC of a perimembranous VSD. The cardiac rhythm recovered after the occluder was removed surgically.ConclusionThe findings of our case report emphasize that since delayed CAVB may occur in the long term after MITC of VSD, the safety of MITC of VSD should be reassessed, the indications for MITC should be strictly followed, and long-term follow-up, including lifelong follow-up, is recommended for patients postoperatively. In addition, the occluder should be removed surgically in patients with CAVB as it may restore normal heart rhythm.
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spelling doaj.art-94640606a2374bb997840deb91c539b92023-07-25T08:10:30ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine2297-055X2023-07-011010.3389/fcvm.2023.12261391226139Case report: Recovery of long-term delayed complete atrioventricular block after minimally invasive transthoracic closure of ventricular septal defectJin LuXingchen LianPing WenYuhang LiuIntroductionLong-term delayed complete atrioventricular block (CAVB) is a serious complication of ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure treatment. Thus, cardiac surgeons have made significant efforts to explore its causes and reduce its incidence. In recent years, minimally invasive transthoracic closure (MITC) of VSD has been used widely and successfully in China as it is easy to repeat, ensures individualized closure, and can be debugged repeatedly. Theoretically, the possibility of the recurrence of CAVB is lower than that with transcatheter closure. Although the incidence of CAVB after MITC of VSD is inevitable, long-term delayed CAVB has rarely been reported.Case descriptionHerein, we report a case of delayed CAVB that occurred 2 years and 5 months after performing MITC of a perimembranous VSD. The cardiac rhythm recovered after the occluder was removed surgically.ConclusionThe findings of our case report emphasize that since delayed CAVB may occur in the long term after MITC of VSD, the safety of MITC of VSD should be reassessed, the indications for MITC should be strictly followed, and long-term follow-up, including lifelong follow-up, is recommended for patients postoperatively. In addition, the occluder should be removed surgically in patients with CAVB as it may restore normal heart rhythm.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1226139/fullventricular septal defectminimally invasive transthoracic occlusioncomplete atrioventricular blockoccluderrhythm
spellingShingle Jin Lu
Xingchen Lian
Ping Wen
Yuhang Liu
Case report: Recovery of long-term delayed complete atrioventricular block after minimally invasive transthoracic closure of ventricular septal defect
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
ventricular septal defect
minimally invasive transthoracic occlusion
complete atrioventricular block
occluder
rhythm
title Case report: Recovery of long-term delayed complete atrioventricular block after minimally invasive transthoracic closure of ventricular septal defect
title_full Case report: Recovery of long-term delayed complete atrioventricular block after minimally invasive transthoracic closure of ventricular septal defect
title_fullStr Case report: Recovery of long-term delayed complete atrioventricular block after minimally invasive transthoracic closure of ventricular septal defect
title_full_unstemmed Case report: Recovery of long-term delayed complete atrioventricular block after minimally invasive transthoracic closure of ventricular septal defect
title_short Case report: Recovery of long-term delayed complete atrioventricular block after minimally invasive transthoracic closure of ventricular septal defect
title_sort case report recovery of long term delayed complete atrioventricular block after minimally invasive transthoracic closure of ventricular septal defect
topic ventricular septal defect
minimally invasive transthoracic occlusion
complete atrioventricular block
occluder
rhythm
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1226139/full
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