Transcatheter closure of recurrent postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defects utilizing the Amplatzer postinfarction VSD device: A case series | Zendy

Goldstein Jeffrey A. | Zendy; Casserly Ivan P. | Zendy; Balzer David T. | Zendy; Lee Richard | Zendy; Lasala John M. | Zendy

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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.

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