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  • Title: Device closure of 'complex' postinfarction ventricular septal defect.
    Author: Capasso F, Caruso A, Valva G, Lonobile T, Grimaldi MG, Santoro G.
    Journal: J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown); 2015 Jan; 16 Suppl 1():S15-7. PubMed ID: 25643062.
    Abstract:
    Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a life-threatening complication of acute myocardial infarction (MI), resulting in high mortality rate even in the case of a timely approach by surgical repair. Transcatheter closure is nowadays a reliable alternative to surgery, although currently deemed challenging or unsuitable in large and complex VSD. This article reports on a successful transcatheter approach in a critically ill patient with subacute right coronary-related, complex postinfarction VSD. In this patient, two sequentially deployed Amplatzer Septal Occluder devices stabilized the clinical conditions and hemodynamic parameters.
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