Why the study?
What are the prognostic factors for operative mortality in patients undergoing surgical treatment for postinfarction ventricular septal defect?
Population
58 consecutive patients with postinfarction ventricular septal defect referred for surgical treatment, mean…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
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May favor delayed repair in stable postinfarction VSD; hypothesis-generating for optimal timing in prospective trials.
What are the prognostic factors for operative mortality in patients undergoing surgical treatment for postinfarction ventricular septal defect?
In patients with postinfarction VSD, delayed surgery (>3 weeks) is associated with lower mortality compared to early surgery, though hemodynamic stability and VSD size are also critical prognostic factors.
G Cerin (2003) studied this question.
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