Reversible right heart failure after redo operation of a post-traumatic Gerbode defect

Introduction: Gerbode defect is a rare entity and represents a small percent of all congenital defects. If left untreated, right heart failure may occur. Case report: We describe a redo case of a 47-year-old patient complaining about the signs and symptoms of decompensating right heart failure after a surgically treated post-traumatic Gerbode defect 8 years prior. Discussion: Although it is described as a congenital defect, in clinical practice,...