Key result
Percutaneous closure shows potential as an alternative to surgery for high-mortality post-infarction VSR.
Why the study?
Post-infarction ventricular septal rupture is a rare but severe mechanical complication of myocardial infarction carrying a high risk of mortality.
Case Report (n=1)
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Surgical repair combined with CABG and mitral valve replacement successfully treated a complex post-infarction ventricular septal rupture with cardiogenic shock after initial medical stabilization.
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Hùng et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Post-Infarction Ventricular septal rupture (PIVSR) (n=1). A rare case of post-infarction ventricular septal rupture is reported, highlighting the high mortality of the condition and the potential of percutaneous closure as an alternative to surgery.
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