Transcatheter Closure of Traumatic Ventricular Septal Defecta

Transcatheter Closure of Traumatic Ventricular Septal Defecta

The incidence of ventricular septal defect (VSD) occurs in up to 4.5% of penetrating cardiac trauma. We report a patient with persistent VSD who underwent surgical repair with significant left-to-right shunt and signs of heart failure. We performed a successful transcatheter closure of the VSD with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chest 2003-06, Vol.123 (6), p.2144-2145
Hauptverfasser: Pesenti-Rossi, David, Godart, François, Dubar, Arnaud, Rey, Christian
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Sprache:eng
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posttraumatic ventricular septal defect
transcatheter closure
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Zusammenfassung:The incidence of ventricular septal defect (VSD) occurs in up to 4.5% of penetrating cardiac trauma. We report a patient with persistent VSD who underwent surgical repair with significant left-to-right shunt and signs of heart failure. We performed a successful transcatheter closure of the VSD with an Amplatzer septal occluder (AGA Medical Corporation; Golden Valley, MN).
ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.123.6.2144