Transcatheter repair of recurrent postinfarct ventricular septal defects.
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.
Shah
Nirav R
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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Goldstein
Jeffrey A
JA
Balzer
David T
DT
Lasala
John M
JM
Moazami
Nader
N
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