Open AccessTranscatheter closure of post myocardial Infarction ventricular septal rupture with the Amplatzer Septal occluder
Author(s) -
Chandra Mani Adhikari,
Manish Shrestha,
Birat Krishna Timalsina,
Amrit Bogati,
Madhu Rokka,
Kiran Acharya,
Dipanker Prajapati,
Dharmanath Yadav,
Ashish Amatya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nepalese heart journal/nepalese heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2382-5464
pISSN - 2091-2978
DOI - 10.3126/njh.v18i2.40408
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , percutaneous , heart rupture , complication , closure (psychology) , surgery , infarction , market economy , economics
Ventricular septal rupture is a rare yet life threatening complication of acute myocardial infarction. Surgical closure is the treatment of choice however despite surgical intervention mortality remains high. Transcatheter closure of ventricular septal rupture has emerged as a new alternative strategy which is less invasive potentially allowing early hemodynamic stabilization. We report a case of a 60-year-old male with post infarction ventricular septal rupture who was treated with percutaneous closure using an Amplatzer device at Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Nepal.