A63-year-old man was transferred to our hospital 5 weeks after an acute anterior myocardial
infarction complicated by an apical ventricular septal defect (VSD). He was on intravenous …

Objectives To determine event‐free survival after transcatheter closure of ventricular septal
defect (VSD), and to identify predictors of adverse events (AE) in post myocardial infarction …

Rupture of the interventricular septum is an uncommon and often fatal complication of
myocardial infarction. Herein, we report the successful deployment of the Amplatzer® Multi …

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Background: Postinfarction ventricular septal rupture (PI-VSR) is a rare but devastating
complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Risk stratification in the acute phase is …

There is an 80-90% mortality rate within the first 2 months of the occurrence of a post-
infarction ventricular septal defect (VSD) with medical treatment alone. The muscular VSD …

A 77-year-old woman presented with chest pain, electrocardiograph, and enzyme changes
consistent with a subendocardial myocardial infarct, and was managed medically. Two days …

Background Ventricular septal defect (VSD) after acute myocardial infarction is a
catastrophic event. Aims We describe our multicentre experience of a defect closure strategy …

Post-myocardial infarction (MI) ventricular septal defects (VSD) are a rare but life-threatening
complication of acute MI, with very high mortality rates even if timely approached by surgical …

The initial therapy for postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defects is surgical repair of
the defect. Unfortunately, a significant number of patients develop recurrent ventricular …