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Transcatheter closure of recurrent postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defects utilizing the Amplatzer postinfarction VSD device: A case series
Author(s) -
Goldstein Jeffrey A.,
Casserly Ivan P.,
Balzer David T.,
Lee Richard,
Lasala John M.
Publication year - 2003
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/ccd.10510
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , infarction , myocardial infarction , heart septal defect , closure (psychology) , surgery , cardiac catheterization , market economy , economics
The initial therapy for postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defects is surgical repair of the defect. Unfortunately, a significant number of patients develop recurrent ventricular septal defects (VSDs) following operative repair. Transcatheter closure offers an alternative to reoperation in these critically ill patients. We present a series of four patients in whom recurrent ventricular septal defects were closed using an Amplatzer VSD device. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2003;59:238–243. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.