title: Transcatheter closure of a posttraumatic ventricular septal defect with an Amplatzer occluder device.
abstract: Cardiac traumatization may lead to severe complications. Transcatheter closure of a postraumatic ventricular septal defect (VSD) was successfully done using an Amplatzer septal occluder in a man who had previously undergone surgery for myocardial fissure and mitral valve dysfunction. In selected cases, the percutaneous approach may be a valuable option to close muscular VSDs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. gerhard.baueriedel@ukb.nui-bonn.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bauriedel
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Redel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Welz
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Schild
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lüderitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*