| Literature DB >> 25593526 |
Maria D Baldasare, Mark Polyakov, Glenn W Laub, Joseph T Costic, Daniel J McCormick, Sheldon Goldberg.
Abstract
Post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect is a devastating complication of ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Although surgical intervention is considered the gold standard for treatment, it carries high morbidity and mortality rates. We present 2 cases that illustrate the application of percutaneous closure of a post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect: the first in a patient who had undergone prior surgical closure and then developed a new shunt, and the second as a bridge to definitive surgery in a critically ill patient.Entities:
Keywords: Heart rupture, post-infarction; heart septal defects, ventricular; heart septum/surgery; myocardial infarction/complications; residual leak; septal occluder device; shock, cardiogenic; treatment outcome; ventricular septal rupture
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25593526 PMCID: PMC4251333 DOI: 10.14503/THIJ-13-3695
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tex Heart Inst J ISSN: 0730-2347