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Post‐infarction ventricular septal defect: Percutaneous transvenous temporary closure using a Swan‐Ganz catheter
Author(s) -
Abhyankar Atul D.,
Jagtap Prashant M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199906)47:2<208::aid-ccd18>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , catheter , surgery , myocardial infarction , infarction , cardiology , closure (psychology) , hemodynamics , cardiac catheterization , market economy , economics
We report on a case of temporary closure of a post‐infarction ventricular septal defect (VSD) using a Swan‐Ganz catheter through a femoral transvenous approach. This resulted in substantial improvement in the hemodynamic status of the patient. Six hr later, the patient underwent surgery for VSD closure. When immediate surgical intervention is not possible, it may be helpful to stabilize the patient until surgery can be performed. Thus, such a treatment has potential as a temporary measure for patients awaiting surgical repair of post‐infarction VSD. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 47:208–210, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.