Why the study?
What are the survival outcomes of surgical treatment for postinfarction ventricular septal defect based on clinical presentation?
Population
21 patients with postinfarction ventricular septal defect in whom surgical treatment was considered or…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
long-term
Authors
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Acute presentation signals poor post-repair survival in postinfarction VSD; larger prospective studies needed to guide timing.
What are the survival outcomes of surgical treatment for postinfarction ventricular septal defect based on clinical presentation?
Surgical closure of postinfarction VSD yields excellent long-term survival in subacute and chronic cases, but outcomes remain poor for acute cases presenting with cardiogenic shock.
Windsor et al. (1978) studied this question.
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