Posterior ventricular septal perforation in an 80-year-old man

Ventricular septal perforation is a complication of acute myocardial infarction that is fatal unless treated surgically. Posterior ventricular septal perforation remains particularly difficult to repair successfully. We report an 80-year-old man with postinfarction posterior ventricular septal perfo...

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Published in:General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2000-04, Vol.48 (4), p.254-257
Main Authors: Kumamoto, T, Hirotani, T, Kameda, T, Shirota, S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Humans
Male
Ventricular Septal Rupture - surgery
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Summary:Ventricular septal perforation is a complication of acute myocardial infarction that is fatal unless treated surgically. Posterior ventricular septal perforation remains particularly difficult to repair successfully. We report an 80-year-old man with postinfarction posterior ventricular septal perforation who successfully underwent surgical repair using a technique similar to that described by Daggett et al. and was discharged in good health without postoperative septal shunt.
ISSN:1344-4964
1863-6705
1863-2092
1863-6713
DOI:10.1007/BF03218135