Immediate surgical closure is still advised by the ACC and AHA for ventricular septal rupture, an uncommon but serious post-myocardial infarction complication with exceedingly high mortality.
Does percutaneous closure improve outcomes in patients with post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal rupture?
Current ACC/AHA guidelines advise immediate surgical closure for post-MI ventricular septal rupture, though percutaneous closure is being discussed.
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Ventricular septal rupture is an uncommon but serious complication of late post–myocardial infarctions (MI) with an exceedingly high mortality. The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association still advise immediate surgical closure of ventricular septal rupture.
Jha et al. (Wed,) reported a other. Immediate surgical closure is still advised by the ACC and AHA for ventricular septal rupture, an uncommon but serious post-myocardial infarction complication with exceedingly high mortality.