title: Percutaneous closure of a postinfarction ventricular septal defect and an iatrogenic left ventricular free-wall perforation using two Amplatzer muscular VSD occluders.
abstract: A 83-year-old woman underwent percutaneous closure of postinfarction ventricular septal defect following anteroseptal myocardial infarction and percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Postinfarction percutaneous ventricular septal defect closure was initially complicated by an iatrogenic left ventricular free-wall perforation. Both defects were closed using two Amplatzer muscular VSD occluders during the same session.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Parham
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eshtehardi
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garachemani
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meier
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D020519:Pericardiocentesis; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*