Why the study?
Does concomitant revascularization improve prognosis in patients undergoing surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular septal defect?
Population
Patients undergoing surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular septal defect
Comparison
Concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting /… vs Surgical repair of VSD without concomitant…
Design
Systematic_review
Follow-up
Up to 5 years
Authors
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May support concomitant CABG in post-infarction VSD repair; extends inconsistent observational data but leaves need for RCTs open.
Does concomitant revascularization improve prognosis in patients undergoing surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular septal defect?
Concomitant CABG to all stenotic coronary arteries supplying the non-infarcted area during surgical repair of post-infarction VSD appears to improve both 30-day and long-term survival.
Perrotta et al. (2009) studied this question.
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