title: Transcatheter repair of recurrent postinfarct ventricular septal defects.
abstract: Surgical repair of recurrent postmyocardial infarction septal defect is associated with a high mortality rate. We present 2 patients whose recurrent defects were closed percutaneously using an Amplatzer device.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Nirav R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Balzer
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lasala
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moazami
mesh_terms: D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013523:Surgical Equipment