title: Postinfarct ventricular septal defect after coronary covered stent implantation.
abstract: We report a case of a postinfarction ventricular septal defect caused by an acute recurrent occlusion after the implantation of a covered stent, which was performed as a rescue procedure for the ruptured left anterior descending artery during a percutaneous coronary intervention. Although the emergent implantation of a covered stent for the ruptured coronary arteries such as the left main coronary artery or the origins of the left anterior descending artery can be performed during a percutaneous coronary intervention, and a coronary bypass surgery should be considered in order to decrease the risk of complete occlusion, thus providing a superior long term patency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Soon Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chon
authors.forename: Young Hak
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyuck
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Won Sang
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Jeong Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Kyung-Wook
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Shin