[Surgical correction of septal ruptures after recent acute myocardial infarct].
The problems which are raised by surgical correction of a rupture of the septum complicating an acute myocardial infarction are illustrated by a study of 15 patients admitted for resuscitation. Rarely (3 cases) the anatomical abnormality is well tolerated, and a "planned" secondary operative procedure can then be carried out. More often (12 cases) the severity of the circulatory sequelae makes urgent surgery mandatory; these very severe cases have benefited greatly from advances in medical resuscitation, assisted circulation, and operative techniques.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care
Correction chirurgicale des ruptures septales après infarctus du myocarde aigu récent