Transcatheter closure of muscular ventricular septal defects in two patients after myocardial infarction

Acquired muscular ventricular septal defects (MVSD) after myocardial infarction (MI) can lead to right heart failure and cardiogenic shock with high mortality. Early surgical therapy is often difficult to perform but can reduce the mortality. The closure of congenital septal defects is performed wit...

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Published in:	Journal of interventional cardiology Vol. 14; no. 2; p. 219
Main Authors:	Parsi, A, Bruch, L, Szurawitzki, G, Boosfeldt, C, Grad, M O, Krebs, H, Sabin, G V, Kleber, F X
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-04-2001
Subjects:	Aged Cardiac Catheterization Cardiomyopathies - etiology Embolization, Therapeutic - instrumentation Embolization, Therapeutic - methods Equipment Design Female Heart Septum Humans Myocardial Infarction - complications Prostheses and Implants
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Summary:	Acquired muscular ventricular septal defects (MVSD) after myocardial infarction (MI) can lead to right heart failure and cardiogenic shock with high mortality. Early surgical therapy is often difficult to perform but can reduce the mortality. The closure of congenital septal defects is performed with high safety. Therefore, the interventional closure of an acquired post-MI VSD might be feasible and of potential benefit. To date, experiences with closure of post-MI MVSDs are minimal. We report on two patients with post-MI VSD.
ISSN:	0896-4327
DOI:	10.1111/j.1540-8183.2001.tb00739.x