title: Transcatheter closure of traumatic ventricular septal defect: an alternative to surgery.
abstract: The incidence of ventricular septal defect (VSD) occurs in up to 4.5% of penetrating cardiac trauma. We report a patient with persistent VSD who underwent surgical repair with significant left-to-right shunt and signs of heart failure. We performed a successful transcatheter closure of the VSD with an Amplatzer septal occluder (AGA Medical Corporation; Golden Valley, MN).
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiac Hospital, University of Lille, Lille, France.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pesenti-Rossi
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Godart
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dubar
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014951:Wounds, Stab