A 45-year-old Pakistani man presented with chest pain and was found to have a ventricular septal defect. He required an intra-aortic balloon pump and intubation due to worsening pulmonary edema. On the fifth day of hospitalization, the patient underwent surgical repair of the ventricular septal defect. Post-operatively, the patient developed complications including confusion, renal and hepatic failure, and left-sided weakness.