POSTINFARCTION VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT (VSD) is a devastating complication
of acute myocardial infarction and generally occurs within the first week after the acute …

Ventricular septal rupture remains a rare, but most often lethal, complication of acute
myocardial infarction. Current guidelines recommend emergent surgical repair of post …

Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) post acute myocardial infarction is associated with a high
mortality rate if not treated. Early surgical repair is recommended regardless of …

A 78-year-old woman was brought to our hospital for chest pain with shock status. An
electrocardiogram showed ST elevation in the precordial leads. Echocardiography showed …

Post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect is a devastating complication of ST-
elevation myocardial infarction. Although surgical intervention is considered the gold …

Background Post‐infarction ventricular septal defect (PIVSD) carries a very poor prognosis.
Surgical repair offers reasonable outcomes in patients who survive the initial healing period …

Background Post‐myocardial infarction (MI) ventricular septal defects (PIVSD) are an
uncommon but life‐threatening complication of acute MI. Although surgical closure has been …

Aims Post-infarction ventricular septal defect (PIVSD) is a mechanical complication of acute
myocardial infarction (AMI) with a poor prognosis. Surgical repair is the mainstay of …

VSDs tend to occur 3 to 8 days after the index AMI but may also occur within the first 24
hours, or as late as 2 weeks. 2, 5, 13 Fibrinolysis may promote the breakdown of the …

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