[Percutaneous treatment of complex post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect: case report and literature review]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2017 Feb;18(2):159-163. doi: 10.1714/2663.27301.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Post-myocardial infarction (MI) ventricular septal defects (VSD) are a rare but life-threatening complication of acute MI, with very high mortality rates even if timely approached by surgical repair. Transcatheter closure is an attractive alternative to surgery. However, this option is currently deemed challenging and often unsuitable in complex VSD. We report the case of a young woman in poor hemodynamic conditions due to a complex post-MI VSD. A two-step percutaneous VSD closure was successfully performed adopting a patient-tailored approach based on a throughout knowledge of the anatomic and functional picture using both commercially available dedicated and off-label devices.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / etiology
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications
  • Prosthesis Implantation / methods
  • Septal Occluder Device*