title: [Ventricular septum rupture following acute myocardial infarct].
abstract: Between 1980 and 1989 15 patients underwent 16 operations for repair of a postinfarction ventricular septal defect. Cardiogenic shock developed in 11 patients, in 9 cases an intraaortic balloon-pump was implanted. 7 patients died, the 8 survivors are in clinical stadium II after a mean follow up of 49 months. We think, that septal rupture after myocardial infarction should be referred to urgent assessment. The results in long term survivors are very satisfying.
authors.affiliation: I. Chirurgischen Abteilung, a.ö. Krankenhauses der Stadt Linz.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brücke
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001317:Austria; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital
vernacular_title: Die Ventrikelseptumruptur nach akutem Myokard-infarkt.