Acute ventricular septal rupture following myocardial infarction carries a high mortality. Early
surgery improves survival but long term outcome depends on residual shunting and left …

Rupture of the interventricular septum is an uncommon but often fatal complication of acute
myocardial infarction. Transcatheter closure is an established method of treating selected …

Postinfarction ventricular septal rupture carries a poor prognosis with medical or surgical
treatment. We report on successful deployment of CardioSEAL septal occluder implant for …

Aim To report the periprocedural and long-term results of using the Amplatzer septal
occluder for primary closure of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defects. Methods …

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 …

Acute ventricular septal rupture is a potentially fatal complication of myocardial infarction. In
the past, surgical repair was the only treatment option for this life-threatening event …

Ventricular septal rupture is an infrequent but often catastrophic complication of acute
myocardial infarction. Occasional patients can be treated conservatively until an interval of 3 …

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 …

Background Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) following myocardial infarction is a rare
complication with high mortality. Although transcatheter closure has emerged as a less …

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