Delayed Amplatzer Occluder Device Closure of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect: A Case Report

Postinfarction ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a rare complication after acute myocardial infarction, with an incidence rate of 1-2% of all myocardial infarcts (Hutchins, 1979). It is a medical emergency with sobering survival numbers, having a mortality rate of 70–80% within two weeks of the inc...

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Main Authors: Francis Ting, Aditya Bhat, Neville Sammel, David Muller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/159010
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