Publication Date
12-1-2014
Journal
The Texas Heart Institute Journal
DOI
10.14503/THIJ-13-3695
PMID
25593526
PMCID
PMC4251333
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
12-1-2014
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-Print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
Aged, Cardiac Catheterization, Coronary Angiography, Echocardiography, Doppler, Color, Female, Humans, Male, Myocardial Infarction, Prosthesis Design, Septal Occluder Device, Treatment Outcome, Ventricular Septal Rupture
Abstract
Post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect is a devastating complication of ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Although surgical intervention is considered the gold standard for treatment, it carries high morbidity and mortality rates. We present 2 cases that illustrate the application of percutaneous closure of a post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect: the first in a patient who had undergone prior surgical closure and then developed a new shunt, and the second as a bridge to definitive surgery in a critically ill patient.
Comments
This article has been corrected. See Tex Heart Inst J. 2015 February; 42(1): 97.