| Abstract: | ![]()
Three patients underwent surgery for postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal perforation (VSP) within 3 to 21 days after onset of infarction. The hemodynamic stabilization was not obtained despite aggressive medical treatment including Intra-aortic Balloon Pumping (IABP) in one patient. The others had sudden hemodynamic deterioration during IABP support. In two of the three cases, the VSP were closed via transinfarct ventriculotomy with double Dacron patch, and ventricular wall reconstruction was performed to sandwich the double septal patch between ventricular free walls with Dacron felt strips. Two of the three patients survived. Our experience suggests that early surgical intervention is essential unless medical therapy results in clinical improvement and the double patch method may provide a successful operative repair and comeout. |
