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Compassionate use of the amplatzer ASD closure device for residual postinfarction ventricular septal rupture following surgical repair
Author(s) -
Lowe Harry C.,
Jang IkKyung,
Yoerger Danita M.,
MacGillivray Thomas E.,
de Moor Michael,
Palacios Igor F.
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.10525
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , closure (psychology) , surgery , market economy , economics
We report successful transcatheter closure of a post‐MI ventricular septal rupture acutely following unsuccessful surgical repair. Catheter closure was accomplished by the use of a 26‐mm Amplatzer atrial septal occluder. Initial attempts to close the defect with the use of 28‐mm and 33‐mm CARDIOSEAL were unsuccessful. Closure technique, immediate and long‐term follow‐up outcomes are reported. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2003;59:230–233. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.