Abstract
The initial therapy for postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defects is surgical repair of the defect. Unfortunately, a significant number of patients develop recurrent ventricular septal defects (VSDs) following operative repair. Transcatheter closure offers an alternative to reoperation in these critically ill patients. We present a series of four patients in whom recurrent ventricular septal defects were closed using an Amplatzer VSD device.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 238-243 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Amplatzer septal occluder
- Cardiac catheterization
- Myocardial infarction
- Septal occluder devices
- Ventricular septal defect
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine