title: Spontaneous closure of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture. A case report.
abstract: Spontaneous closure of a postinfarction ventricular septal rupture is extremely rare. We present such a case in which the postinfarction ventricular septal rupture closed spontaneously during follow-up. We postulate that the spontaneous closure of the ventricular septal rupture was probably due to thrombosis in the apical and septal aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit-ARC, S. Maria degli Angeli Hospital, Pordenone, Italy. cardiologia@aopn.fvg.it
authors.forename: Guoqian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Antonini-Canterin
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pavan
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cassin
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burelli
authors.forename: Gian Luigi
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Nicolosi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*