Staged transcatheter closure of chronic postinfarction ventricular septal defects with the Amplatzer septal occluder

Abstract

Ventricular septal rupture is a serious complication of myocardial infarction with an extremely poor outcome. There are single reports of transcatheter closure of postmyocardial septal defects and clinical experience is limited. This paper reports on a successful staged transcatheter closure of two chronic postmyocardial defects using the Amplatzer septal occluder in a 52-year-old male.

• Ventricular Septal Defect Myocardial Infarction Interventional Cardiology