title: Combined catheter ventricular septal defect closure and multivessel coronary stenting to treat postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect and triple-vessel coronary artery disease: a case report.
abstract: Ventricular septal defect following acute myocardial infarction is a rare but life-threatening complication. Early surgical closure improves survival but carries a considerable risk. Percutaneous transcatheter closure is an alternative but experience to date is limited. We report a case of successful transcatheter closure of postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect (VSD) in a 55-year-old male with the Amplatzer muscular VSD occluder device and complete percutaneous revascularization with successful multivessel coronary stenting for three-vessel disease as a staged procedure. The technique and its potential use as an alternative to surgical approach for treatment of acute myocardial infarction and its complication (VSD) are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, United Kingdom. ananthdevi@aol.com
authors.forename: Rajaram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anantharaman
authors.forename: Kevin P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D015607:Stents; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000628:therapy*