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Transcatheter closure of a residual postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with the Amplatzer septal occluder.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9930057     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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 ventricular function. Residual shunting is common despite apparently successful closure and may require reoperation. Transcatheter closure is an established method of treating selected congenital defects but clinical experience of transcatheter closure in postinfarction ventricular septal rupture is minimal. Transcatheter closure of a residual ventricular septal defect was successfully done using a new device, the Amplatzer septal occluder, in a 50 year old Indian man who had previously undergone emergency surgical repair for postinfarction acute ventricular septal rupture. The technique is described and its potential as a treatment in postinfarction ventricular septal rupture, its possible complications, and the important aspects of case selection and device design are discussed.
Authors:
E M Lee; D H Roberts; K P Walsh
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Heart (British Cardiac Society)     Volume:  80     ISSN:  1355-6037     ISO Abbreviation:  Heart     Publication Date:  1998 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-02-08     Completed Date:  1999-02-08     Revised Date:  2008-11-20    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9602087     Medline TA:  Heart     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  522-4     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Lancashire, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Heart Catheterization
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / complications*,  ultrasonography
Prostheses and Implants
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Septal Rupture / etiology,  surgery*,  ultrasonography

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