Percutaneous closure of postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with the CardioSEAL septal occluder implant. |
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| Authors: | P Pienvichit T C Piemonte |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts 01805, USA. |
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Postinfarction ventricular septal rupture carries a poor prognosis with medical or surgical treatment. We report on successful deployment of CardioSEAL septal occluder implant for postinfarct septal defect in a high-surgical-risk patient. |
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| Keywords: | CardioSEAL ventricular septal defect myocardial infarction septal rupture |
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