[HSF] Posterior aortic bleed and Coronarybutton tears.

[Nasser F. Abou'Seada]

Good Question of Hal ..... such matters always raises deep concern .. many
times the CXR is non informative and CT proves the unexpected .....
..Prasanna seems to have scrutinized the patient ....  do you have photos
Prasanna ??

NFA

> From: prasannasimha
> Hal ,
> That was my immediate concern (incidentally there is an air bronchogram)
> and I got an echo were we could demonstrate that there was no collection
> in the pericardium (pleurae were incidentally intact during surgery) and
> there was no effusion. There was no drop in Hb/Crit and I have had
> serial X Rays done.
> No CT in my hospital (stand alone cardiac and we may get a Cardio CT or
> MRI some time in future). We specifically interrogated the right
> para-atrial area carefully in the Echo. The appearance is a triangle
shadow.
> Prasanna
> 
> hgrmd at aol.com wrote:
> > Prasanna,
> >   Is that "right lower lobe collapse" really collapse or it possibly
blood?  Have you
> gotten a CT?
> > Hal
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nfaabouseada at gmail.com
> > To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
> > Sent: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:18 AM
> > Subject: RE: AW: [HSF] Posterior aortic bleed and Coronarybutton tears.
> >
> >
> >
> >> Incidentally  the post op Echo of the Ross shows a well competent
> >> autograft with no significant gradients and laminar flow, Good
pulmonary
> >> homograft function. The coronary flow through the RCA and Left main are
> >> seen and not turbulent and there is no RWMA. there is no collection
> >> around the posterior root :-)
> >> She has a right lower lobe collapse which has not caused desaturation
> >> (not there in yesterday's X Ray) and she is getting physiotherapy and
is
> >> moving around.
> >> Prasanna
> >>
> >
> >
> > Congratulation Prasanna
> > do you have postop photos ??
> >
> > NFA
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > OpenHeart-L mailing list
> >
> > Send postings to:
> >  OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
> >
> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, to CHANGE email address, or to view archives:
> > http://mmp.cjp.com/mailman/listinfo/openheart-l
> >
> > All messages transmitted by the OpenHeart-L are subject to the policies
and
> > disclaimers posted at:
> > http://www.hsforum.com/listdisclaim
> > -----------------------------------------
> >
> ____________________________________________________________________
> ____
> > Check out the new AOL.  Most comprehensive set of free safety and
security tools,
> free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free
AOL Mail and
> more.
> > _______________________________________________
> > OpenHeart-L mailing list
> >
> > Send postings to:
> >  OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
> >
> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, to CHANGE email address, or to view archives:
> > http://mmp.cjp.com/mailman/listinfo/openheart-l
> >
> > All messages transmitted by the OpenHeart-L are subject to the policies
and
> > disclaimers posted at:
> > http://www.hsforum.com/listdisclaim
> > -----------------------------------------
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> OpenHeart-L mailing list
> 
> Send postings to:
>  OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
> 
> To UNSUBSCRIBE, to CHANGE email address, or to view archives:
> http://mmp.cjp.com/mailman/listinfo/openheart-l
> 
> All messages transmitted by the OpenHeart-L are subject to the policies
and
> disclaimers posted at:
> http://www.hsforum.com/listdisclaim
> -----------------------------------------