Untreated myocardial infarction (MI) can potentially lead to many fatal complications which
require immediate management. One of them is ventricular septal rupture (VSR) which …

Percutaneous closure of post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal rupture in patients with
ventricular septal rupture and apical thrombus: First case in literature - International Journal of …

Background—Postinfarction ventricular septal defect carries a grim prognosis. Surgical
repair offers reasonable outcomes in patients who survive a healing phase. Percutaneous …

Postinfarction ventricular septal defect remains an important complication for myocardial
infarction. It is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Despite early surgical closure …

The management of postinfarction ventricular septal defects represents a challenge to both
cardiologists and surgeons due to the high morbidity and mortality rate. We report the case …

We present 2 examples of post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect (PMIVSD)
successfully treated by percutaneous closure using the Gore septal occluder (GSO)(WL …

A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The
question addressed was 'Is the placement of an Amplatzer septal occluder device across a …

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) complicating acute myocardial infarction is a rare but serious
event carrying a high mortality. Residual shunting after emergency surgical repair is …

Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare but highly lethal (∼ 60%) mechanical complication
of myocardial infarction (MI). Although surgical repair has been the gold standard to correct …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to delineate the actual role of percutaneous
intervention in the closure of post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect (post-MI …