Percutaneous transaortic closure of postinfarctional ventricular septal rupture.
We report a case of successful closure of a postinfarctional ventricular septal defect by means of the transaortic approach with a balloon catheter. This method brought about substantial improvement in cardiopulmonary function before an elective operation and made it possible to successfully perform the operation on the patient, an 81-year-old woman, on the 22nd day of admission.
Hachida
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Womens' Medical College.
Nakano
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Hirai
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D006346:Heart Septum; D006801:Humans