An endoscopic repair of residual post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect
2020 ◽
Vol 31
(4)
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pp. 580-582
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Abstract Post-myocardial infarction (MI) ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a serious condition that is, fortunately, less diagnosed nowadays due to the advances in early diagnosis and treatment of ischaemic heart disease (incidence 1–2%). Despite the lower mortality of both surgical and interventional closure of the defect (25%) as compared to medical therapy (40–50%), there are still risks of residual leak in both approaches. Herein, we describe a case of a successful endoscopic-assisted repair of a delayed residual leak post-MI VSD after surgical repair. An attempt for interventional closure of the leaking point had failed; an endoscopic-assisted minimal access closure was successfully performed.
2021 ◽
Vol 77
(18)
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pp. 2503
2013 ◽
Vol 145
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pp. e25-e26
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1983 ◽
Vol 86
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pp. 41-46
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