Transcatheter Closure of Post-myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture | Zendy

Gabriele Egidy Assenza | Zendy; Doff B. McElhinney | Zendy; Anne Marie Valente | Zendy; D Pearson | Zendy; Massimo Volpe | Zendy; Giuseppe Martucci | Zendy; Michael J. Landzberg | Zendy; James E. Lock | Zendy

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Transcatheter Closure of Post-myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture

Author(s) -

Gabriele Egidy Assenza,

Doff B. McElhinney,

Anne Marie Valente,

D Pearson,

Massimo Volpe,

Giuseppe Martucci,

Michael J. Landzberg,

James E. Lock

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular interventions

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621

H-Index - 95

eISSN - 1941-7632

pISSN - 1941-7640

DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.112.972711

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , heart rupture , cardiac rupture , closure (psychology) , cardiac catheterization , market economy , economics

Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a potentially lethal mechanical complication of acute coronary syndromes. Given high surgical mortality, transcatheter closure has emerged as a potential strategy in selected cases. We report our single-center experience with double-umbrella device percutaneous closure of post-AMI VSR.

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